Hardwicke, New Zealand
Hardwicke | |
|---|---|
Settlement graveyard, 2011 | |
| Etymology: Earl of Hardwicke | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′40″S 166°12′37″E / 50.54444°S 166.21028°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | Auckland Island |
| Established | December 1849 |
| Abandoned | August 1852 |
| Population (1850) | |
• Total | 66 |
Hardwicke is the name of a former agricultural and whaling community set up at Port Ross, a natural harbour on Auckland Island in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands. The settlement was established in 1849 but was abandoned within three years.