Whenuakite River

The Whenuakite River is one of the longer rivers on the Coromandel Peninsula, in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows initially north from its sources close to the peninsula's southeast coast north of Tairua, before turning west to reach the southernmost point of the Whitianga Harbour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coroglen and Whenuakite.

Coroglen

Hamlet

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Coroglen is a locality in the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. Coroglen is situated 3½ km southwest of Whenuakite River.

Whenuakite

Hamlet

Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Whenuakite is a locality on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. Whenuakite is situated 5 km east of Whenuakite River.

Cooks Beach

Village

Photo: Steve Cadman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cooks Beach is a town on a three-kilometre white-sand… Cooks Beach is situated 7 km north of Whenuakite River.

Whenuakite River

Type: Stream
Description: river in New Zealand
Categories: river and body of water
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-36.9° or 36° 54′ south

Longitude

175.71667° or 175° 43′ east

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

4VMQ4P28+2M

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Whenuakite River” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Whenuakite Stream”
French: “Whenuakite”
Welsh: “Afon Whenuakite”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kaitoke and Coroglen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rangitoto and Marokoka.

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