Location of Kaipara Harbour

The Kaipara Harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea located near the base of the North Auckland Peninsula on the western side of the North Island of New Zealand. Image File history File links NZ-Kaipara_H.png‎ Location map for Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links NZ-Kaipara_H.png‎ Location map for Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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. ... The North Auckland Peninsula, frequently referred to simply as the Northland Peninsula, is located in the far north 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. ...

The harbour is one of the largest in the world. It is a very broad shallow harbour covering an area of 530 square kilometres (330 miles) and has more than 3200 km (2000 mi) of shoreline. It extends for some 60 kilometres (40 mi) from north to south, and has a four kilometre (2.5 mi) wide entrance to the Tasman Sea halfway along its length. The Wairoa River has its outflow into the northern end of the harbour. Several large arms extend into the interior of the peninsula at the northeast of the harbour, one of them ending near the town of Maungaturoto, only ten kilometres (6 mi) from the Pacific Ocean coast. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Wairoa is the name of several rivers and streams in New Zealand. ... Maungaturoto is a small town in the Northland region of New Zealand. ...

Although officially called a harbour, the Kaipara is rarely used for shipping, owing to the treacherous tides and bars at its mouth. For this reason, no large settlements lie close to its shores, although many small communities lie along its coastline.

Administratively, the lower part of the harbour lies within the Auckland Region, while the upper half is within the Northland Region. Auckland is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. ... The Northland Region, one of the regions of New Zealand, is, as the name suggests, the northernmost of New Zealands administrative regions. ...

Coordinates: 36°25′S 174°13′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...