The moon rises over the ocean to the east at Cape Reinga at the - TopicsExpress



          

The moon rises over the ocean to the east at Cape Reinga at the top of the North Island of New Zealand. Cape Reinga is the north western most tip of the Aupouri Peninsula. The remote coastline is surrounded by beautiful white sandy beaches including 90 mile beach and the giant Te Paki sand dunes. The lighthouse was built in 1941 and was the last manned lighthouse to be built in New Zealand. Today it is visited by thousands of tourists every year. The official name of the cape is Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua with the Te Rerenga Wairua component of the name in Maori language means the leaping-off place of spirits. The Reinga part of the name is the Maori language word meaning the underworld. Both refer to the Maori belief that the cape is the point where the spirits of the dead enter the underworld. Better quality image here: https://500px/photo/95497643/
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 02:08:28 +0000

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