Cape Egmont
Cape Egmont, splitting Northern and Southern Taranaki Bights, is the westernmost point of Taranaki, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located close to the volcanic cone of Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: point in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Kaap Pieter Boreels”, “Te Ikaroa-a-Māui”, and “Te Ikaroa-a-Māui / Cape Egmont”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Egmont Lighthouse.
Cape Egmont Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cape Egmont Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Egmont in the Taranaki Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pungarehu and Rahotu.
Pungarehu
Hamlet
Pungarehu is a small town located on Surf Highway 45 in Taranaki, New Zealand. Pungarehu is the home of the Cape Egmont Lighthouse, situated at Taranaki's westernmost point. The town centre is located almost 5 km from the coast line.
Rahotu
Hamlet
Rahotu is a rural settlement in the North Island of New Zealand, located within the Taranaki region and governed by the South Taranaki District Council.
Warea
Locality
Warea is a community in the west of Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45, 26 kilometres north of Ōpunake. The local Pūniho Marae, also known as Tarawainuku Marae, is a traditional meeting ground of the Taranaki Iwi hapū of Ngā Māhanga.
Cape Egmont
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.27862° or 39° 16′ 43″ southLongitude
173.75157° or 173° 45′ 6″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
4VGMPQC2+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 7004186903OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cape Egmont” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “cape Egmont”
- Cebuano: “Cape Egmont”
- Dutch: “Cape Egmont”
- German: “Cape Egmont”
- German: “Kap Egmont”
- Irish: “Cape Egmont”
- Italian: “capo Egmont”
- Maori: “Te Ikaroa-a-Māui”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Egmont”
- Spanish: “Cabo Egmont”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pungarehu Golf Club and Historic Cape Light museum.
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