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Cape Turnagain
Headland on the North Island of New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cape Turnagain is a prominent headland on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, part way between Hawke Bay and Cook Strait, between the mouths of the Pōrangahau and Ākitio Rivers.[1]
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Cape Turnagain
The cape was named by Captain James Cook in 1769. On his journey of discovery, he sailed south to this point where he was met with atrocious sea conditions, typical of the area. Being unable to safely proceed, he decided to turn and head north [2] and sailed anticlockwise around the North Island of New Zealand and upon reaching the same place turned again southwards and named the point as a result of his decision.
The Māori name for Cape Turnagain is Te Aho a Māui, which means "Māui's fishing line", in reference to the [[Māori mythology story of Māui and his brothers fishing up the land mass now known as the North Island.[3]
Cape Turnagain is 650 kilometres (400 mi) north-west of Chatham Island, making it the nearest point of mainland New Zealand to Chatham Island.
The cape is one of the windiest places in New Zealand, frequently recording annual extremes for wind speed. Winds gusts of 222 km/h (138 mph) were recorded at the cape on 10 September 2021,[4] 223 km/h (139 mph) on 14 June 2022,[5] and 246 km/h (153 mph) on 17 September 2023.[6]
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