Baring Head
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Baring Head lies between Wellington Harbour
and Palliser Bay
at the southern end of the North Island
of New Zealand
. The Baring Head Lighthouse
, constructed in 1935, is located on the headland
.
As part of a consortium, the Greater Wellington Regional Council purchased a 284.6 hectare property near the Baring Head lighthouse in June 2010 for addition to the East Harbour Regional Park. The purchase was made with financial contributions from the New Zealand Government's Nature Heritage Fund, Department of Conservation, Hutt City Council and a private benefactor. The purchase will protect a wide range of landscape, scientific, historical, ecological, cultural and recreational values. The area will be opened to the general public on 13 February 2011.
A community group, the Friends of Baring Head Head, was formed in December 2010 to help the Regional Council in its management of the property.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide monitoring is carried out at Baring Head. The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
in the United States has a record of measurements from 1970 to 1993 and from 1977 to December 2007.
Wellington Harbour
Wellington Harbour is the large natural harbour at the southern tip of New Zealand's North Island. New Zealand's capital, Wellington, is on the western side of Wellington Harbour. The harbour was officially named Port Nicholson until it assumed its current name in the 1980s.In Māori the harbour is...
and Palliser Bay
Palliser Bay
Palliser Bay is located at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand, to the southeast of Wellington. It runs for 40 kilometres along the Cook Strait coast from Turakirae Head at the southern end of the Rimutaka Ranges to Cape Palliser, the North Island's southernmost point.Inland from...
at the southern end of the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The Baring Head Lighthouse
Baring Head Lighthouse
Baring Head Lighthouse is a Lighthouse at Baring Head in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand....
, constructed in 1935, is located on the headland
Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
.
As part of a consortium, the Greater Wellington Regional Council purchased a 284.6 hectare property near the Baring Head lighthouse in June 2010 for addition to the East Harbour Regional Park. The purchase was made with financial contributions from the New Zealand Government's Nature Heritage Fund, Department of Conservation, Hutt City Council and a private benefactor. The purchase will protect a wide range of landscape, scientific, historical, ecological, cultural and recreational values. The area will be opened to the general public on 13 February 2011.
A community group, the Friends of Baring Head Head, was formed in December 2010 to help the Regional Council in its management of the property.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide monitoring is carried out at Baring Head. The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center is an organization within the United States Department of Energy that has the primary responsibility for providing the US government and research community with global warming data and analysis as it pertains to energy issues...
in the United States has a record of measurements from 1970 to 1993 and from 1977 to December 2007.