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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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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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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Queen Bee (ship) (section London to Farewell Spit)
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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in 2008. On the South Island, gannets began breeding at the end of Farewell Spit in 1983, in an area known as Shellbanks—a 2 m (7 ft) high area of shells...
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invasion of the South Island. They took over much of the area from Farewell Spit to the Wairau River. British immigrant ships from England arrived in...
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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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