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Tolaga Bay is 60 kilometers North East of Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
The bay itself is approximately 2.4 km across and the opening to the sea faces north-east. It is open to the Pacific storms from the east. These storms rise suddenly and heavy seas of long wave height &a height of around 3.5 meters often occur.
Cliffs about 60 meters high project on the north side for 2.4 kilometers seaward and on the south side for 1.6 kilometers seaward.
Continuations of these two promontories exist in the form of islands and reefs further out.
The south-west corner with it's good shelter and anchorage was the position usually chosen by ships when sheltering or when making lighters.
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