Bream Head
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 Bream Head and the surrounding islands from the neighboring Mount Manaia viewed from |
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 51 ′ S , 174 ° 35 ′ E | |
| location | east of Whangarei , Northland , North Island , New Zealand | |
| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| length | 480 m | |
| width | 400 m | |
| height | 140 m | |
Bream Head is a cape on the east coast of the Northland regionon the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The approximately 140 m high, approximately 400 m wide and approximately 480 m long cape is located around 8 km southeast of the entrance to Whāngārei Harbor and forms the extreme eastern point of a tongue of land up to 6 km wide, which faces Whangarei Harbor to the east concludes.
About 1.5 km to the north are the small islands of the Bream Islands and about 10 km to the south-east the Marotere Islands rise out of the sea with the Taranga Island to the south . Together, the islands are also known as Hen and Chickens Islands and are only separated from the mainland with Bream Head by the Parry Channel .
geology
Geologically, Bream Head is part of a mountain range that extends from the cape for a length of 5.2 km to the west and is 2.5 km at its widest point. The highest point is the remnant of an andesite volcano from the Miocene , which lies just over a kilometer west of the cape and rises 476 m above Bream Bay to the south . The volcanic activity in the area spanned a period of around 6 million years and dates back between 24 and 21 million years.
hike
Via the Te Whara Track , the mountain range can be hiked in an east-west direction with its highest elevation. The cape is not accessible above. The entire mountain range has been designated a Scenic Reserve by the Department of Conservation .
photos
Ocean Beach , looking south with the cape
Ocean Beach , looking north from the cape
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.1.4507 on April 15, 2019
- ↑ a b How The Reserve Was Made . Bream Head Conservation Trust , accessed April 15, 2019 .
- ^ Bream Head Scenic Reserve . Department of Conservation , accessed April 15, 2019 .