East Cape, view on East Island

East Cape Lighthouse

East Island/Whangaokeno is a small island approximately 2 km east of East Cape in the North Island of New Zealand. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant For other uses see East Cape (disambiguation. East Cape ( is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island It was the original location for the East Cape Lighthouse, which was built in 1900, but the island is prone to earthquakes and its steep cliffs result in numerous landslides. East Cape Lighthouse is a Lighthouse at East Cape, the most easterly point on the North Island of New Zealand. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement such as rock falls deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows which can occur By 1920, the danger to the lighthouse was considered great enough to trigger a decision to move the lighthouse to the mainland. In 1922, the lighthouse was extinguished and relocated to its current position.