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New Zealand Geographic Features
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kūmore
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promontory

A high point of land projecting into the sea.
Alternative/related Māori terms
hū, koi, koutu, mātārae, ngahu, torouka, tūmū whakarae
Associated features
tūpari | bluff mātārae | headland
kōhanga mātinikoikūmoreparehuaraupapa
Drawing of a high-sided cape with houses and a flock of birds.

New Zealand Geographic Features

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