Cape Reinga → Bluff

The length of Aotearoa New Zealand · featuring the Cook Strait crossing
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The crossing

Cook Strait

Te Moana-o-Raukawa

The gap between the islands, where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific. This line takes the strait at its narrowest — Cape Terawhiti across to Perano Head, about 22 km — then slips into Tory Channel for the run through to Picton. Tide races funnel through here and the wind accelerates between two mountain ranges.

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Perano Head
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