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The South Taranaki Bight
Bight (geography)

In geography, bight has two meanings.A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature—usually a bend or curve in the line between land and water....
 is the name given to the large bay which extends south and east from the south coast of Taranaki
Taranaki

Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island and is the 10th largest region of New Zealand by population. It is named for the region's main geographical feature, Mount Taranaki....
 in New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
's North Island
North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
. With more symmetry than poetry or originality, it is matched by the North Taranaki Bight
North Taranaki Bight

The North Taranaki Bight is the name given to the large bay which extends north and east from the north coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island....
 to the north of Cape Egmont
Cape Egmont

Cape Egmont is the westernmost point of Taranaki, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located close to the volcano cone of Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont....
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The size of the bight depends to a large extent on the source referring to it.






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The South Taranaki Bight
Bight (geography)

In geography, bight has two meanings.A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature—usually a bend or curve in the line between land and water....
 is the name given to the large bay which extends south and east from the south coast of Taranaki
Taranaki

Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island and is the 10th largest region of New Zealand by population. It is named for the region's main geographical feature, Mount Taranaki....
 in New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
's North Island
North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
. With more symmetry than poetry or originality, it is matched by the North Taranaki Bight
North Taranaki Bight

The North Taranaki Bight is the name given to the large bay which extends north and east from the north coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island....
 to the north of Cape Egmont
Cape Egmont

Cape Egmont is the westernmost point of Taranaki, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located close to the volcano cone of Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont....
.

The size of the bight depends to a large extent on the source referring to it. Strict definitions refer to it stretching from the mouth of the Kaupokonui Stream south of Mount Taranaki
Mount Taranaki

Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont is an Volcano#Volcanic activity but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island....
 to the mouth of the Patea River
Patea River

The Patea River is located in Taranaki in the North Island of New Zealand. It runs for 105 kilometres from the eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki, passing east through Stratford, New Zealand before swinging south and reaching the South Taranaki Bight near the town of Patea....
. More loose descriptions of the bight, however, consider the entire lower North Island west coast as far as Waikanae
Waikanae

Waikanae is a small town on New Zealand Kapiti Coast. The name is a Maori language word meaning "The waters of the yellow eyed mullet ". Another settlement called Waikanae Beach exists near Gisborne, New Zealand on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand....
 on the Kapiti Coast
Kapiti Coast

The Kapiti Coast is the name of the section of the coast of the south-western North Island of New Zealand that is north of Wellington and opposite Kapiti Island....
, as being part of the bight.