Whangarei Most of the map consists of complicated arrangements of northland hills, but there're also plains and a couple of cones. There's a city in the middle at the top, and a long shallow harbour connects it to the Pacific Ocean in the Southeastern corner.
Roads are sparse, but scattered all over the map.
Likewise forest, which occurs in literally thousands of small patches occupying perhaps a third of the total land area. The region shows signs of vulcanism. It was decided at the beginning that only water within 1 kilometre of land would be included in the survey. This point on Whangarei Harbour was about 200 metres offshore at the time of filming, and would perhaps be 30 metres offshore at low tide. The sea was blue and mildly choppy.