Sugar Loaf Islands
The Sugar Loaf Islands are a collection of five small uninhabited islands and several sea stacks near Port Taranaki, New Zealand. The largest, Moturoa Island, covers approximately 1.4 hectares.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island group in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Ngā Motu”, “Ngā Motu / Sugar Loaf Islands”, “Nga Motu/Sugar Loaf Islands”, “Ngā Motu/Sugar Loaf Islands”, and “Nga-Motu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spotswood College.
Spotswood College
School
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Spotswood College is a co-educational state secondary school in Spotswood, New Plymouth, New Zealand. It was founded in 1960 and celebrated its 50th Jubilee in 2010. Spotswood College is situated 3 km southeast of Sugar Loaf Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moturoa and Spotswood.
Moturoa
Suburb
Moturoa is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre, bordering Port Taranaki and the Sugar Loaf Islands. Moturoa is situated 2½ km southeast of Sugar Loaf Islands.
Spotswood
Suburb
Photo: Dave Young, CC BY 2.0.
Spotswood is a suburb of New Plymouth in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre. Spotswood is situated 3 km south of Sugar Loaf Islands.
Lynmouth
Suburb
Lynmouth is a suburb of New Plymouth in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre. Taranaki Base Hospital is between Lynmouth and Westown to the south. Lynmouth is situated 3½ km southeast of Sugar Loaf Islands.
Sugar Loaf Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Sugar Loaf Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Sugar Loaf Islands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزر شوغر لوف”
- Cebuano: “Nga Motu/Sugar Loaf Islands”
- Cebuano: “Sugar Loaf Islands”
- Hausa: “Tsibirin Sugar Loaf”
- Maori: “Ngā Motu”
- Persian: “جزایر شوگر لاوف”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Westown and Omata.
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Highlights include Tokomapuna (Barrett Reef) and Wharemu.
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