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Baring Head
Headland on North Island, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Baring Head (Māori: Ōrua-pouanui, officially gazetted as Baring Head / Ōrua-pouanui) is a headland, located between Wellington Harbour and Palliser Bay at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand. It marks the southern end of Fitzroy Bay.[1]
Baring Head
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![]() Baring Head / Ōrua-pouanui from the North | |
Coordinates: 41.416667°S 174.866667°E / -41.416667; 174.866667 | |
Location | Wellington Region, New Zealand |
Part of | North Island |
Offshore water bodies | Cook Strait |
Native name | Ōrua-pouanui (Māori) |
The Baring Head Lighthouse, built in 1935, was the first light in New Zealand to start operating immediately on electricity.[2]
The Baring Head Atmospheric Research Station, administered by National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, provides the longest continuous record of atmospheric carbon dioxide in the Southern Hemisphere.[3]
The headland is administered by Wellington Regional Council as part of East Harbour Regional Park.[4]