Coromandel is the name of a town and harbour on the Coromandel Peninsula on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. They are 75 kilometres east of the city of Auckland, although the road between them, which winds around the Firth of Thames and Hauraki Gulf coasts is 190 km long. Location of Coromandel Peninsula A true-colour image showing Auckland city (left), the Hauraki Gulf (centre) and the Coromandel Peninsula (right). ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Categories: New Zealand geography stubs | Bays of New Zealand | Waikato | Thames-Coromandel ... A true-colour image showing Auckland city (left), the Hauraki Gulf (centre) and the Coromandel Peninsula (right). ...

The town was named after the peninsula, which was named after the HMS Coromandel, which sailed into the harbour in 1820. At one time it was a major port serving the peninsula's gold mining and kauri industries. Today, the town's main industries are tourism and mussel farming. The HMS Coromandel was a ship in the British Royal Navy. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Binomial name Agathis australis (D. Don) Loudon The Kauri (Agathis australis) is a coniferous tree native to the northern North Island of New Zealand. ... Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) For the Roxette album, see Tourism (album) Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. ... Subclasses Heterodonta Palaeoheterodonta A mussel is a bivalve mollusk that can be found in lakes, rivers, creeks, intertidal areas, and throughout the ocean. ...

Coromandel Harbour is a wide bay on the Hauraki Gulf guarded by several islands, of which the largest is Whanganui Island. Whanganui Island is the largest of a small group of islands at the entrance of Coromandel harbour in the Hauraki Gulf, off the coast of New Zealands North Island. ...

The town and environs are a popular summer holiday destination for New Zealanders. Coromandel is noted for its artists, crafts, alternative lifestylers, mussel farming and recreational fishing. Population (2003 estimate) 1,620.

References

• Reed, A. W. (2002). The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names, Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 0-7900-0761-4.

External links

• Tourism Coromandel Website - tourist information offices
• Coromandel Website