North Taranaki Bight
Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox body of water The North Taranaki Bight is a large bay that extends north and east from the north coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. The name is echoed by the South Taranaki Bight to the south of Cape Egmont.
As with its southern counterpart, 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 Waitara River, 10 kilometres northeast of New Plymouth, to the mouth of the Mokau River.Template:Citation needed Looser descriptions refer to it extending as far north as Tirua Point, 50 kilometres southwest of Te Kūiti, or even to Albatross Point, close to the entrance to Kawhia Harbour.Template:Citation needed Some include New Plymouth in the bight.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
See also
References
External links
Template:Subject bar Template:New Plymouth District Template:Authority control