Whangārei Heads
Whangārei Heads is a locality and volcanic promontory on the northern side of the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is 29 km to the north-west, and Ocean Beach is 8 km to the south-east, with Taurikura between the two. Mount Manaia rises to 420 metres to the east.
- Village with about 1,060 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 130 metres (420 feet)
- Description: locality in Whangarei District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Places of Interest
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Hamlets in the Area
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Marsden Point
Marsden Point is a broad, flat peninsula that is the…
3½ km southwest of Whangārei Heads
Urquharts Bay
Urquharts Bay is a hamlet.
4 km southeast of Whangārei Heads
Whangārei Heads
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
-35.81646° or 35° 48′ 59″ south
Longitude
174.5054° or 174° 30′ 19″ east
UN/LOCODE
NZ WRE
Open location code
4VPP5GM4+C5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Whangārei Heads” goes by many names.
Whangarei HeadsDutch
Whangarei HeadsMalay
Whangārei HeadsMaori
Whangarei HeadsPolish
Whangārei HeadsTurkish
Penrhyn WhangareiWelsh
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