Whitianga — Mercury Bay — Buffalo Beach & estuary
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Whitianga lies beside Mercury Bay on the eastern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula. The broad bay opens onto the Pacific, while the harbour reaches inland behind the town.
The name Whitianga recalls Kupe’s crossing place. Mercury Bay’s English name refers to the passage of Mercury across the Sun, observed here by James Cook’s expedition in 1769.
