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Coordinates: 40°52′52″S 174°56′56″E / 40.8811°S 174.9489°E / -40.8811; 174.9489
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Kapiti Marine Reserve
Map showing the location of Kapiti Marine Reserve
Map showing the location of Kapiti Marine Reserve
LocationNew Zealand
Nearest cityWellington
Coordinates40°52′52″S 174°56′56″E / 40.8811°S 174.9489°E / -40.8811; 174.9489
Area21.67 km2 (8.37 sq mi)
Established1992
Governing bodyDepartment of Conservation

Kapiti Marine Reserve is a protected area on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies between Paraparaumu and Waikanae beaches and Kapiti Island and is 30 kilometres north of the capital city Wellington.

It was created in 1992 and covers an area of 2,167 hectares (8.37 sq mi),[1] divided into an eastern and western section on either side of Kapiti Island.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Data Table - Protected Areas - LINZ Data Service (recorded area 2167 ha)". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
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