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Northland

Northernmost district in North Island New Zealand, covering a peninsula about 320 km/200 mi long, extending from Cape Reinga at the northern tip of North Island to Rodney District, just to the north of Auckland city; population (1996) 141,900. The principal city is Whangarei, with a deep water harbour, a large oil refinery, and a boatbuilding industry. The Bay of Islands, including Russell and Tutukaka, is a tourist resort, with unspoilt beaches, and is a base for deep-sea fishing and diving.



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Thunder Bay has its Fort William Historical Park, North Bay has the Chief Commanda cruise ship and northeastern Ontario has the publicly-funded Northlander passenger train and Polar Bear Express.
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