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    Farewell Spit (Māori: Onetahua) is a narrow sand spit at the northern end of the Golden Bay, in the South Island of New Zealand. The spit includes around...
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    The longest spit in a freshwater body of water is Long Point, Ontario, which extends approximately 32 km (20 mi) into Lake Erie. Farewell Spit in New Zealand...
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    Cape Farewell is a headland in New Zealand, the most northerly point on the South Island. It is located just west of Farewell Spit (Onetahua). First mapped...
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    The Farewell Spit Lighthouse is located at the end of New Zealand's longest sand spit in Golden Bay / Mohua, near the northern tip of the South Island...
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    England to New Zealand, having made about 11 journeys before grounding on Farewell Spit in 1877. Lloyd's Register includes three vessels named Queen Bee around...
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    District, 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Collingwood, at the foot of Farewell Spit. The spit's airstrip, Triangle Flat Airstrip is just northeast of Pūponga...
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  • about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the southern end of the road from Farewell Spit and Collingwood. List of rivers of New Zealand Land Information New...
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    Bay, New Zealand – A renowned area for pilot whale mass strandings on Farewell Spit in Cook Strait Whaling Blood, Matt D. (2012). Beached Whales: A Personal...
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    ecotourism destination due to its proximity to Kahurangi National Park and Farewell Spit Nature Reserve. The town was originally named Gibbstown after the local...
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  • in World War II Queen Bee (ship), an 1852 barque that ran aground on Farewell Spit, New Zealand in 1877 Queen Bee (steamer) a 1907 steam collier that sunk...
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