Cape Reinga

Cape Reinga ( German Cape Reinga, Te Reo Māori Te Wairua Rerenga ) forms the north- westernmost point of the Aupouri Peninsula and therefore the most northwestern point of New Zealand's North Island.

The cape is located about 100 kilometers north of Kaitaia, the nearest large settlement. From there a road to the Cape, which was a long time on the last section of unsurfaced. Large parts of the track may have suitable vehicles to be covered directly on the Ninety Mile Beach. The trail at the Cape was designed elaborately landscaped new to 2009 and is connected by an entrance porch with parking. At the roadsides numerous signs are placed in English and Māori.

At Cape Reinga meet two different water masses meet: the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Tasman Sea to the west. It is generally believed that Cape Reinga is the northernmost point of New Zealand, in reality, these are the Surville Cliffs at North Cape about 30 kilometers to the east. About 10 km south-west lies the Cape Maria van Diemen. Nearby are the up to 50 meters high, wandering Te Paki Sand Dunes, the largest dunes in the country. The strictly protected Toheroa Shell ( Paphies ventricosa ) lives in the waters around the Cape.

For Māori the Cape has a special meaning: start from here the souls of the dead the long pilgrimage back to Hawaiki. Reinga means " jump space " and Te Wairua Rerenga 'Bounce Place of Spirits ".

Lighthouse

Since 1941, the Lighthouse Cape Reinga Lighthouse is operated on the Cape. The today with a 50W lamp with 35 km scope equipped tower is powered by solar panels charged batteries.

Cape Reinga in the far north of New Zealand

The lighthouse at Cape Reinga

Cape Reinga and the lighthouse

- 34.423888888889172.6775Koordinaten: 34 ° 25 ' 26 " S, 172 ° 40' 39" E

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• Geography ( Northland, New Zealand)
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