New Zealand - Whakarua Moutere (North East Islands)

"Whakarua Moutere (or the North-East Islands) is a serial site of nine locations (eight of them island groups) extending along the northeastern coastline of the North Island. The northernmost cluster is the Three Kings Islands (latitude 34º 10' S) 60 km NW off Cape Reinga; the southermost is the Aldermen Islands (36º 58' S) 20 km off the eastern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula. The nine clusters in the site are: Three Kings Islands/Manawatawhi; Te Paki and North Cape Reserves; Poor Knights Islands; Hen and Chickens Islands; Mokohinau Islands; Hauturu/Little Barrier Island; Cuvier Island; Red Mercury and lesser Mercury Islands; and Aldermen Islands"

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

A panaroma view of Cape Reinga with the sand beach of Te Paki on the top right. Thanks to Adrienne of New Zealand.

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