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Ripapa Island Description
On the tiny Ripapa Island in Lyttleton Harbour there was once a Maori pa. In 1885, when there was concern about a possible Russian invasion, a fort was built on the island. For a time the island served as a quarantine station and a prison. Among the prisoners detained here was the 'Sea Devil' Count Felix von Luckner after his daring flight from Motuihe Island.
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