Cape Runaway

Cape Runaway
Cape Runaway , on the left behind the rigging
Geographical location
Coordinates	37 ° 32 ′  S , 177 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 32 ′  S , 177 ° 59 ′  E
location	Opotiki District , Bay of Plenty Region, North Island
Waters	Bay of Plenty
Waters 2	Pacific Ocean
length	450 m
width	500 m
height	54 m
lighthouse	Cape Runaway Lighthouse

Cape Runaway is a cape in the Opotiki District of the Bay of Plenty region on the North Island of New Zealand .

Origin of name

The Cape was named after the British navigator and explorer Captain James Cook on October 31, 1769 , when Māori boats approached the Endeavor with possibly hostile intent and Cook ordered a cannon shot over their heads. The Māori fled and Cook called the cape " Runaway " (to run away).

geography

Cape Runaway is located around 80 km northeast of Opotiki and around 53 km west-northwest of the East Cape , at the eastern end of the 210 km wide Bay of Plenty and at the northern end of a 3.2 km long headland on which the two mountains Paparinga are located with 295  m and Tikirau with 378  m . About 200 m north of the cape are four small islands, of which the larger one is called Otarawhata Island .

The cape cannot be reached by land via hiking trails or roads.

population

The area south of the Cape was inhabited by 48 people according to the 2013 census.

Cape Runaway Lighthouse

The Cape Runaway Lighthouse is located on a small saddle of the cape at a height of 54  m and does its work there fully automatically.

Individual evidence

1. ^ John Mitchell : New Zealand list . Captain Cook Society , February 2000, accessed July 3, 2018 .  
2. ^ The Circumnavigation of New Zealand along the East Coast . Captain Cook Society , accessed July 3, 2018 .  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed July 3, 2018 .  
4. ↑ Source: 2013 Census meshblock dataset . Statistics New Zealand , accessed on April 3, 2018 (English, StatsMap: Meshblock evaluation from the interactive map, Meshblock1334400).