Western Channel
Western Channel is a marine channel in New Zealand. Western Channel is situated nearby to the quarter Sulphur Point, as well as near the suburb Mount Maunganui.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Maunganui and Bay Oval.
Mount Maunganui
Volcano
Photo: AlexanderKlink, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Maunganui, or Mauao, known to locals as The Mount, is a 232 metre volcanic dome at the end of a peninsula in the Tauranga suburb of Mount Maunganui in New Zealand, beside the eastern entrance to the city's harbour. Mount Maunganui is situated 2½ km northeast of Western Channel.
Bay Oval
Pitch
Bay Oval is a cricket ground in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty area of New Zealand. The ground was built in Blake Park and opened in 2005. Bay Oval is situated 3 km east of Western Channel.
Tauranga Domain
Park
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tauranga Domain is a park and sports stadium in Tauranga, New Zealand. It is used mainly for rugby union matches and serves as a home ground for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union. Tauranga Domain is situated 3 km south of Western Channel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Maunganui and Otūmoetai.
Mount Maunganui
Suburb
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Maunganui is a major residential, commercial and industrial suburb of Tauranga located on a peninsula to the north-east of Tauranga's city centre. Mount Maunganui is situated 2½ km east of Western Channel.
Otūmoetai
Suburb
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Otūmoetai is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. The Otūmoetai peninsula includes both the Otūmoetai suburb, and the neighbouring suburbs of Matua and Bellevue. Otūmoetai is situated 3 km southwest of Western Channel.
Matua
Suburb
Photo: Abaconda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matua is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Matua is situated 3½ km southwest of Western Channel.
Western Channel
- Type: Marine channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.65° or 37° 39′ southLongitude
176.15833° or 176° 9′ 30″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
4VJR9525+28GeoNames ID
2179481
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