Cape Reinga

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Cape Reinga is a famous northernmost point of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its iconic lighthouse and deep cultural significance in Māori tradition as the departing place of spirits.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cape Reinga canonical 22
Cape Reinga area 1
Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf headland ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ
sacred site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access sealed road ⓘ
administeredBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ
climate oceanic climate ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
distanceFrom about 100 km north of Kaitaia ⓘ
feature interpretive signage ⓘ
viewing platforms ⓘ
walking tracks ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Māori ⓘ
hasFacility car park ⓘ
toilets ⓘ
walking paths suitable for most visitors ⓘ
hasRestriction no public access to actual northernmost point headland tip ⓘ
hasStructure Cape Reinga Lighthouse ⓘ
hasTree ancient pōhutukawa tree on cliff ⓘ
hasVegetation coastal scrub ⓘ
native bush ⓘ
hasView Three Kings Islands (on clear days) ⓘ
heritageStatus sacred to Māori ⓘ
isBelievedToBe departure point of spirits ⓘ
isOftenMistakenFor northernmost point of New Zealand ⓘ
locatedAt Cape Reinga ⓘ
locatedIn Far North District ⓘ
North Island ⓘ
Northland Region ⓘ
MāoriName Te Rerenga Wairua ⓘ
near Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Tasman Sea ⓘ
northernmostPointOf State Highway 1 ⓘ
notableNearbyFeature Ninety Mile Beach ⓘ
Te Paki Sand Dunes ⓘ
partOf Te Paki Recreation Reserve ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus scenic reserve ⓘ
regionOf Te Hiku o Te Ika (the tail of the fish of Māui) ⓘ
linked to: Te Ika-a-Māui
roadAccessFrom State Highway 1 ⓘ
signpostFeature multi-directional distance signpost ⓘ
tourism major tourist destination ⓘ
traditionalBelief spirits descend a pōhutukawa tree to the underworld ⓘ
spirits travel along Te Ara Wairua (the Spirits’ Path) ⓘ
translation the leaping-off place of spirits ⓘ
viewDirection panoramic ocean views ⓘ
viewOf meeting of Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northland Region → contains → Cape Reinga ⓘ
State Highway 1 (New Zealand) → runsFrom → Cape Reinga ⓘ
subject linked to: State Highway 1
State Highway 1 (New Zealand) → northernTerminus → Cape Reinga ⓘ
subject linked to: State Highway 1
Northland Peninsula → extendsTo → Cape Reinga ⓘ
Far North District → hasExtremePoint → Cape Reinga ⓘ
Ninety Mile Beach → nearbyPlace → Cape Reinga ⓘ
Cape Reinga Lighthouse → locatedAt → Cape Reinga ⓘ
subject linked to: Cape Reinga
Te Kao → hasNearbyAttraction → Cape Reinga ⓘ
Te Paki Sand Dunes → near → Cape Reinga ⓘ
Cape Reinga Lighthouse → locatedIn → Cape Reinga ⓘ
Parengarenga Harbour → locatedNear → Cape Reinga ⓘ
Kaitaia → locatedNear → Cape Reinga ⓘ
NZ-NTL → containsLandmark → Cape Reinga ⓘ
Te Tai Tokerau → contains → Cape Reinga ⓘ
Far North District → contains → Cape Reinga ⓘ
subject linked to: Far North
Te Aupōuri → hasConnectionTo → Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga) ⓘ
linked to: Cape Reinga
Awanui, New Zealand → isOnRouteTo → Cape Reinga ⓘ
Ngāti Kurī → receivedCulturalRedress → Cape Reinga area ⓘ
linked to: Cape Reinga