Sugar Loaf Islands
The Sugar Loaf Islands are a collection of five small uninhabited islands and several sea stacks near Port Taranaki, in New Plymouth, New Zealand. The largest, Moturoa Island, covers approximately 1.4 hectares.- Type: Island
- Description: island group in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Ngā Motu / Sugar Loaf Islands”, “Nga Motu/Sugar Loaf Islands”, “Ngā Motu/Sugar Loaf Islands”, and “Nga-Motu”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Spotswood College.
Spotswood College
School
Spotswood College is a co-educational state secondary… 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. Moturoa is situated 2½ km southeast of Sugar Loaf Islands.
Spotswood
Suburb
Spotswood is a suburb of New Plymouth in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. 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. Lynmouth is situated 3½ km southeast of Sugar Loaf Islands.
Sugar Loaf Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.04771° or 39° 2′ 52″ south
Longitude
174.02228° or 174° 1′ 20″ east
Open location code
4VGPX22C+WW
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Sugar Loaf Islands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزر شوغر لوف”
- Cebuano: “Sugar Loaf Islands”
- Hausa: “Tsibirin Sugar Loaf”
- Maori: “Ngā Motu”
- Persian: “جزایر شوگر لاوف”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Westown and Omata.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tokomapuna (Barrett Reef) and Wharemu.
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