Cape Terawhiti

The cape is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) to the west of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.

[1] Ohau Point, located on the northern tip of Cape Terawhiti and, along with Perano Head on Arapaoa Island in the Marlborough Sounds, marks the narrowest part of Cook Strait.

In fact Te Ra-whiti (The Rising Sun) is the general Maori term for the East Coast of the North Island.

At the southern end of Cape Terawhiti is Oteranga Bay, the termination point for the inter-island Cook Strait power cable.

The Maria, on its way from Lyttelton Harbour to Wellington, foundered at Cape Terawhiti on 23 July 1851, with the loss of 26 lives and 2 survivors.

Cape Terawhiti seen from an aeroplane
Cape Terawhiti seen from on board the Cook Strait ferry
Panorama looking inland from Tongue Point near Cape Terawhiti (on left of image), Wellington South Coast, New Zealand