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In 1035, Abdallah ibn Yasin founded a ribat (military refuge) on the island of Tidra at the beginning of the Almoravid Dynasty. [1] The first European to visit the bay was Nuno Tristão in 1443, after which the remainder of the bay was explored. The area is also known as the place where the French frigate Méduse was famously wrecked in 1816. [2]
Moturoa Island is a small island in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand, located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of Russell. [2] It is about 360 metres (1,180 ft) from the mainland, separated by the Kent Passage.
The following is a list of governmental and public sector scandals in New Zealand.While New Zealand generally scores very well on international indices of corruption, there have been several notable high-profile scandals including cases of cover-ups relating to politics, economics, or public sector debacles, or to the private lives of individual government representatives.
Dolphins in the Bay of Islands. The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most popular fishing, sailing and tourist destinations in the country, and has been renowned internationally for its big-game fishing since American author Zane Grey publicised it in the 1930s.
Motuarohia Island (Roberton Island) is a small island in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand, located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Russell. [1] The island stretches for 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east-west, with the south coast offering two bays backed by sandy beaches.
Cape Brett Peninsula (Māori: Rākaumangamanga) is a 15 km (9.3 mi) long peninsula in the Bay of Islands, in the Northland Region of New Zealand. [1]The head of the peninsula is Cape Brett itself (also known by the Māori, Rākaumangamanga), a promontory which extends north into the Pacific Ocean at the eastern end of the Bay of Islands.
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New Zealand fur seals currently numbering in the thousands [7] have recolonized the islands following the end of commercial sealing. [8] [9] [10] Hector's dolphins [11] and bottlenose dolphins (occasional) are present at Jackson Bay, and migratory southern right and humpback whales are also present. [12] Great white sharks have also been ...