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Whangapoua is a small settlement of mostly holiday houses on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. It is situated 25 minutes drive east over the Coromandel Range from Coromandel along the northeastern coastline encompassing popular white sand beaches New Chums Beach, Matarangi, Kuaotunu Beach and Otama Beach.
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References
"Place name detail: Opitonui River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand . Retrieved 12 July 2009.
Coordinates: 36°45′S175°37′E / 36.750°S 175.617°E
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