Cape Palliser is a
promontoryHeadlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment.- Geology and geography :Headlands and bays are often found together on the same stretch of coastline. A bay is surrounded by land on three sides, whereas a headland is surrounded by water on three sides. Headlands are...
on the southern coast of
New ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...
's
North IslandThe North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
and the southernmost point of the North Island - it is in fact considerably further south than
NelsonThe city of Nelson is close to the centre of New Zealand. It lies at the shore of Tasman Bay, at the northern end of the South Island, and is the administrative centre of the Nelson region....
or
BlenheimBlenheim is a town in Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand. It has a population of The area which surrounds the town is well known as a centre of New Zealand's wine industry...
in the
South IslandThe South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
.
It is located at the eastern end of
Palliser BayPalliser Bay is located at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand, to the southeast of Wellington. It runs for 40 kilometres along the Cook Strait coast from Turakirae Head at the southern end of the Rimutaka Ranges to Cape Palliser, the North Island's southernmost point.Inland from...
, 50 kilometres southeast of Wellington - 100 kilometres by road.
A small settlement -
NgāwīNgawi is a small fishing / holiday town within five kilometers of Cape Palliser, the southernmost point of New Zealand's North Island. The town is made up of mainly small wooden houses, which are often called baches....
- is situated near Cape Palliser where the main income comes
from crayfish fishing.
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Cape Palliser is a
promontoryHeadlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment.- Geology and geography :Headlands and bays are often found together on the same stretch of coastline. A bay is surrounded by land on three sides, whereas a headland is surrounded by water on three sides. Headlands are...
on the southern coast of
New ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...
's
North IslandThe North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
and the southernmost point of the North Island - it is in fact considerably further south than
NelsonThe city of Nelson is close to the centre of New Zealand. It lies at the shore of Tasman Bay, at the northern end of the South Island, and is the administrative centre of the Nelson region....
or
BlenheimBlenheim is a town in Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand. It has a population of The area which surrounds the town is well known as a centre of New Zealand's wine industry...
in the
South IslandThe South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
.
It is located at the eastern end of
Palliser BayPalliser Bay is located at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand, to the southeast of Wellington. It runs for 40 kilometres along the Cook Strait coast from Turakirae Head at the southern end of the Rimutaka Ranges to Cape Palliser, the North Island's southernmost point.Inland from...
, 50 kilometres southeast of Wellington - 100 kilometres by road.
A small settlement -
NgāwīNgawi is a small fishing / holiday town within five kilometers of Cape Palliser, the southernmost point of New Zealand's North Island. The town is made up of mainly small wooden houses, which are often called baches....
- is situated near Cape Palliser where the main income comes
from crayfish fishing. Some 20 to 30 fishing boats are pushed into the sea on their trailers by bulldozers.
Kupe's SailKupe's Sail is a geological formation near the eastern end of Palliser Bay at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand.It is composed of sedimentary rock which has been thrust up in an earthquake, resulting in a characteristic flat triangular ridge having the appearance of the kind of...
is another feature of Cape Palliser - a massive triangular upthrust of sedimentary rock shaped
like a sail. Legend has it that Kupe sailed by Cape Palliser more than 1000 years ago.
The
Cape Palliser LighthouseCape Palliser Lighthouse is a Lighthouse at Cape Palliser in the Wellington region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand....
is located here; an unmanned lighthouse blinking once every 20 seconds. It is also home to a permanent fur seal colony.