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.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Cape
- Description: point in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Kaap Pieter Boreels” and “Te Ikaroa-a-Māui / Cape Egmont”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cape Egmont Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pungarehu and Rahotu.
Cape Egmont
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.27862° or 39° 16′ 43″ south
Longitude
173.75157° or 173° 45′ 6″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
4VGMPQC2+HJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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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
Places to explore: Puniho and Upper Kahui.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pungarehu Golf Club and Historic Cape Light museum.
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