Aupouri Peninsula

Geographical location

The Peninsula is a tombolo Aupouri ( dunes ) on the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand. It extends between the Tasman Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east in a north- westerly direction to the sea. The area is part of the Far North District administratorisch the Northland region and covers the areas of North Cape, Houhora and the northern half of Awanui.

The Aupouri Peninsula is the northernmost part of a larger peninsula, the North Auckland Peninsula, covering almost one-twelfth of the land mass of New Zealand. Near the town of Kaitaia, the North Auckland Peninsula narrows abruptly from 60 km to 10 km wide and extends in the width another 100 km to the north.

Located on the east side of the base of the Aupouri Peninsula as a Rangaunu Harbour known natural harbor. The east coast of the Peninsula Aupouri is determined by the Rangaunu Bay in the south and the Great Exhibition Bay in the north. Near the northern tip of the peninsula, the Parengarenga Harbour extends with more arms into the country. About 15 km to the north of the peninsula ends at North Cape.

The Aupouri Peninsula is because of the Ninety Mile Beach, a beach that runs along almost the entire west coast of the island, known. Its total length is only 88 km, there is not 90 miles.

At the north end of the peninsula widens to 30 km. Here are several capes that was given the title of the northernmost point of New Zealand: Cape Maria van Diemen, North Cape, Cape Reinga and the Surville Cliffs. The latter are 34 ° 23 ' 47 " S, with just a few hundred meters of the northernmost point of New Zealand's main islands. Farther north are only a handful of islands in the Three Kings Islands and the Kermadec Islands.

The Aupouri Peninsula is sparsely populated with a total of only 1,600 inhabitants, none of the settlements has more than 100 inhabitants. Therefore, most of the roads are unpaved and the Ninety Mile Beach is often used as an unofficial expressway. State Highway 1 runs along the entire peninsula to Cape Reinga. The nearest major town is Kaitaia about 10 km south from the base of the peninsula. The peninsula is named after the Iwi Te Aupouri, a Māori iwi who live here named.

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  • New Zealand Travel Atlas, Maps Auckland Wise ISBN 0-908794-47-9
  • Peninsula (New Zealand)
  • Peninsula (Australia and Oceania)
  • Peninsula (Pacific ocean )
  • Geography ( Northland, New Zealand)
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