Whangarei Heads, Northland, New Zealand

If one follows the road east from the Town Basin in New Zealand’s northern-most city of Whangarei the journey will take you past the remnants of a volcanic cone, beautiful beaches and rural pastureland and end at an ocean beach at the northern head of the Whangarei Harbour.

The volcanic landscape includes Mt Manaia, Mt Lion and Bream Head which are the scattered remnants of a large, 50 kilometer diameter volcano that erupted with force 20 million years ago during. Its jagged outline is similar to that of other volcanic outcrops in Northland that erupted at about the same time.

These images were taken late afternoon on a glorious spring day last weekend.

October 28, 2010 | Categories: Beaches, Black & White, Chris Gregory, New Zealand, Northland, Sigma DC 18-200mm zoom Lens, Sony Alpha DSLR - A200 | Tags: McKenzie Bay, Mt Manaia, Ocean Beach, Sunset, Urquharts Bay, Whangarei Heads | Leave a comment