Everything about The Bay Of Islands totally explained
The
Bay of Islands is an area in the
Northland region of the
North Island of
New Zealand. Located 60 km north-west of
Whangarei, it's close to the
It is one of the most popular fishing, sailing and tourist destinations in the country, and has been renowned internationally for its big-game fishing since American author
Zane Grey publicised it in the
1930s.
The may itself is an irregular 16 km-wide inlet in the north-eastern coast of the island. A natural harbour, it has several arms which extend into the land, notably Waikare Inlet in the south and
Kerikeri and Te Puna (Mangonui) inlets in the north-west. The small town of
Russell is located at the end of a short peninsula that extends into the bay from the southeast. Several islands lie to the north of this peninsula, notably Urupukapuka Island to the east and Moturoa Island to the north. The
Purerua Peninsula extends to the west of the bay, north of Te Puna Inlet, and
Cape Brett Peninsula extends 10
km into the
Pacific Ocean at the eastern end of the bay.
The first European to visit the area was
Captain Cook, who named the region in
1769. The Bay of Islands was the first area in New Zealand to be settled by Europeans.
Whalers arrivedfull-blooded European child recorded as being born in the country, Thomas King, was born in
1815 at Oihi Bay in the Bay of Islands. (There have been unsubstantiated claims that a European girl was born earlier at the
Dusky Sound settlement in the
South Island.
The bay has many interesting historic towns including
Paihia,
Russell, New Zealandsettlement in New Zealand, and dates from the early [[1800s. Kerikeri contains many historic sites from the earliest European colonial settlement in the country. These include the
Mission House, also called Kemp House, which is the oldest wooden structure still standing in New Zealand. The
Stone Store, a former storehouse, is the oldest stone building in New Zealand, construction having begun on
19 April 1832.
In a
2006 study, the Bay of Islands was found to have the second
bluest sky in the world, after
Rio de Janeiro.
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