New Zealand - Northland - Aerial view of Whatuwhiwhi - #2 of 2 - 1976 Karikari Peninsula - The Karikari Peninsula on the east coast of the far north of Northland - The rocky northern part, which has an east–west orientation and is approximately 17 km long, was originally an island but is now connected to the mainland by a low sandy tombolo approximately 11 km long - The tombolo once had kauri forests, but in the 1960s the only vegetation was short scrub, some gorse and wīwī - The two largest settlements are Whatuwhiwhi, which is situated the south side of the north-eastern part of the peninsula, and nearby Tokerau Beach, which lies at the northern end of the eastern side of the sandy strip. Maitai Bay (formerly called Matai Bay) on the northeast coast and Rangiputa on the west coast are popular tourist destinations --------------------- Image source: LINZ CC-BY 3.0 Sourced from https://retrolens.co.nz/ Date taken: 22/11/1976 Survey Number: SN5006 Copyright: Crown Elevation: 24000 Run Number: S Photo Number: 3 Scale: 48000