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Kapiti Marine Reserve

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 cityPorirua
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 two sides of Kapiti Island, off the southern west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It was created in 1992.

The reserve covers an area of 2,167 hectares (8.37 sq mi)[1] in two non-contiguous sections. The Western section lies off the north-west coast of Kapiti Island. The Eastern section lies between the island and Paraparaumu Beach and Waikanae Beach on the mainland. It is 30 kilometres north of the city of Porirua.

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References

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