Shoe Island / Motuhoa

{{Short description|Island of New Zealand}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox islands

| name = Shoe Island

| local_name = Motuhoa (Māori)

| image_name = LANDSAT 2005 Slipper Island Whakahau.jpg

| image_caption = LANDSAT image showing Shoe Island (centre top), Slipper Island (lower right), and surround area

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| location = Waikato region

| coordinates = {{coord|36|59|30|S|175|54|20|E|region:NZ_type:isle|display=inline, title}}

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| area_km2 = 0.40

| length_km = 1.1

| width_km = 0.6

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| elevation_m = 124

| population = uninhabited

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| country = New Zealand

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Shoe Island / Motuhoa is a small island covering some {{convert|40|ha|acres}} lying off the east coast of New Zealand's Coromandel Peninsula. It lies immediately to the east of the entrance to Tairua Harbour. The larger Slipper Island lies to the southeast.[https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz8319/Shoe-Island-(Motuhoa)/ Shoe Island (Motuhoa)], NZ Topo Map.

The island is steep, with a reef at its northern end. Its highest point is at an altitude of {{convert|124|m|ft}}.

The island is rated as having outstanding natural character. Of volcanic origin, its basic structure is of rhyolite, with its interior covered by windswept indigenous bush and with bare coastal cliffs. Its general isolation and lack of extensive human activities mean that the island has been left in a largely pristine natural condition.[https://www.tcdc.govt.nz/Global/5_Have%20Your%20Say/Proposed%20District%20Plan%20-%20Variation%201/Unit%2084%20-%20Sheet%2093%20-%20Shoe%20Island.pdf Proposed District Plan: Unit 84 - Shoe Island (Motuhoa)]," Thames-Coromandel District Council.