Scinde Island
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Scinde Island, Napier, New Zealand is a limestone outcrop rising above the lowland districts of Napier. The North-East end is known as 'Bluff Hill' or 'Napier Hill' has a steep cliff face overlooking the harbour of Port Napier. The "island" was once almost surrounded with water with just a couple of shingle spits stretching north and South. After the 1931 Earthquake the land was raised and the sea receded. There are a number of houses situated on the hill, with approximately 30% of Napier residing on the hill. It is also the former site of the Hawke's Bay Hospital, which is now located in Hastings, approximately 20 km away. The building now sits derelict, and is at the centre of a Treaty of Waitangi claim debate.
[edit] Trivia
The napier soccer club the Scindindians derived their name from Scinde island.
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