Cape Reinga Lighthouse

Location of Cape Reinga

Cape Reinga (or Te Rerenga Wairua in the Māori language) is the northwesternmost tip of the Aupouri Peninsula, at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x3008, 1881 KB) Summary Cape Reinga Lighthouse, 14 January 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x3008, 1881 KB) Summary Cape Reinga Lighthouse, 14 January 2005. ... Image File history File links NZ-C_Reinga. ... Image File history File links NZ-C_Reinga. ... Māori or Te Reo Māori, commonly shortened to Te Reo (literally the language) is an official language of New Zealand. ... The Aupouri Peninsula is a tombolo at the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand. ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ...

Cape Reinga is located over 100 km north of the nearest small town of Kaitaia. There is a road all the way but the final 20 km (approximately) are gravel road. Suitable vehicles can travel much of the way via Ninety Mile Beach and Te Paki stream bed. Kaitaia is a town in Northland Region, in the far north of New Zealand. ... A gravel road is a road which is paved with small pieces of broken rock, called gravel. ... NASA satellite photo of the Aupouri Peninsula and Ninety Mile Beach Ninety Mile Beach is a beach located on the western coast of the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. ...

Meeting of the seas

The cape separates the Tasman Sea from the Pacific Ocean. From the lighthouse it is possible to watch the tidal race, as the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean clash to create unsettled waters just off the coast. The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... fuck you Map of the Tasman Sea Satellite photo of the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, some 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. ... Tidal race occurs when the movement of water due to the tide is particularly fast in a location. ... fuck you Map of the Tasman Sea Satellite photo of the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, some 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. ...

Cape Reinga is often mistaken as being the northernmost point of the North Island. North Cape's Surville Cliffs, 30 km east of Cape Reinga, are slightly more northerly. Just slightly to the west of Cape Reinga is Cape Maria van Diemen, which was discovered and named by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642 and thought by him to be the northernmost point of the newly-discovered country he named "Staten Landt". North Cape is located at the northern end of the North Auckland Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. ... North Cape, location of the Surville Cliffs The Surville Cliffs ( ) are the northernmost point of the mainland of New Zealand. ... Cape Maria van Diemen is the westernmost point of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Portrait of Tasman (detail from the family portrait) The only evidence to support this claim is a library catalogue entry Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10, 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer and then merchant, born in Lutjegast, a village in the province of Groningen, best known for his voyages... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ...

Māori mythology

According to Māori mythology, the spirits of the dead travel to Cape Reinga on their journey to the afterlife in the spiritual homeland of Hawaiki. At Cape Reinga they depart the mainland by leaping off the ancient pohutukawa tree on the cape. They turn briefly at the Three Kings Islands for one last look back towards the land, then continue on their journey. Reinga means the leaping-off place and Te Rerenga Wairua means the leaping-off place of spirits. The word Māori refers to the indigenous people of New Zealand and to their language. ... Polynesia (meaning many islands in Greek) is a triangular grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos settled by seafaring voyagers from the original heartland in Tonga and Samoa. ... Polynesians give the name Hawaiki to the mythical island to which they trace their origins. ... Binomial name Metrosideros excelsa Gaertner Pohutukawa in flower Also known as New Zealand Christmas Tree or Fire Tree, the Maori named Pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa, synonym Metrosideros tomentosa) is an evergreen tree of the myrtle family that produces flowers made up of a mass of red stamens (sometimes yellow). ... Three Kings Islands are a small group of 13 islands about 55 kilometres (35 miles) northwest of the top of the North Island of New Zealand, where the South Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea converge. ...

Lighthouse

Cape Reinga Lighthouse

The lighthouse at Cape Reinga was built in 1941 and first lit during May of that year. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (660x993, 237 KB) Cape Reinga Lighthouse (14 January 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (660x993, 237 KB) Cape Reinga Lighthouse (14 January 2005. ... The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ... This article is about the year. ...

The Cape Reinga lighthouse replaced a lighthouse located on nearby Motuopao Island, which had been built 1879. Accessing the lighthouse was difficult due to the rough seas in the area. In 1938, it was decided to move the lighthouse to Cape Reinga for safety reasons. The complete lantern fittings from Motuopao Island were reused at Cape Reinga. 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The lighthouse was fitted with a 1000 watt electrical lamp that could be seen for 26 nautical miles (48 km). The lamp was powered by a diesel generator.

In 1987, the lighthouse was fully automated and the lighthouse keepers were withdrawn. The lighthouse is now monitored remotely from Wellington. In May of 2000 the original lens and lamp were replaced by a 50 watt beacon. The beacon is powered by batteries that are recharged by solar cells. The beacon flashes every 12 seconds and can be seen for 19 nautical miles (35 km). 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke in Māori) is the capital of New Zealand, the countrys second largest urban area and the most populous national capital in Oceania. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

External links

• Cape Reinga at Kaitaia Online.