Parua Bay

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Parua Bay
Parua Bay with the Whangarei Heads in the background

Parua Bay with the Whangarei Heads in the background

Waters Whāngārei Harbor , Pacific Ocean
Geographical location 35 ° 46 '53 "  S , 174 ° 27' 17"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 46 '53 "  S , 174 ° 27' 17"  E
Parua Bay (New Zealand)
Parua Bay
width 4.5 km
depth 2.8 km
Coastline 17 km

The Parua Bay is a bay in Whangarei Harbor on the North Island of New Zealand .

geography

The Parua Bay is located in the northeastern part of the Whangarei Harbor s, 12 km south-east of the center of Whangarei . The bay extends over a length of 4.5 km and reaches 2.8 km deep inland, with a shoreline of around 17 km.

At the entrance to the bay there is an island 450 m long and 200 m wide along the direction of the current and in the bay itself there are five small rock islands. The small settlement that is located in the bay bears the name of the bay.

literature

  • New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th ed. . Hema Maps Australia , 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 , South Island , p. Map 4 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Measure lengths and coordinates using Google Earth.
  2. ↑ Topo250 maps - Northland East . Land Information New Zealand , accessed April 20, 2017 .