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Taranaki

regional council, New Zealand
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Taranaki, regional council, west North Island, northern New Zealand. It is centred on the Taranaki Peninsula and extends north to the Mokau River and south and east to include the Waitotara River. Its topography is marked by numerous stream valleys, including those of the Patea and Waitara rivers. The peninsula, extending into the Tasman Sea, is bounded by the Taranaki bights, which meet at Egmont Cape. The North Taranaki Bight is lined by coastal cliffs rising to several hundred feet in the north. The bight’s good natural harbours are blocked by drifting sand, and the only adequate port is artificial ...(100 of 219 words)

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