South Head
South Head is a cape in New Zealand. South Head is situated nearby to the village Whatipu, as well as near the hamlet Little Huia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zacx8, Public domain.
- Type: Cape
- Description: point at the entrance to Manukau Harbour, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Manukau South Head” and “South Head Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manukau Heads Lighthouse and Manukau Heads.
Manukau Heads Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manukau Heads Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated on the Āwhitu Peninsula, at the Manukau Heads, the entrance to the Manukau Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand.
Manukau Heads
Peak
The Manukau Heads or the Manukau Harbour Heads is the name given to the two promontories that form the entrance to the Manukau Harbour – one of the two harbours of Auckland in New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whatipu and Little Huia.
Whatipu
Village
Photo: Follash, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whatipu is a remote beach on the west coast of the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. The Whatipu area has been managed as a scientific reserve by the Auckland Regional Council since 2002.
Little Huia
Hamlet
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Little Huia is a western coastal settlement of West Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand and forms part of the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park, bordering the Manukau Harbour. It is located south-west of the settlement of Huia.
Huia
Village
Photo: Sandy Austin, CC BY 2.0.
Huia is a western coastal settlement in West Auckland, New Zealand and forms part of the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park. The majority of houses in Huia are located along Huia Road, which arcs around Huia Bay and heads west towards Little Huia.
South Head
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.04767° or 37° 2′ 52″ southLongitude
174.54467° or 174° 32′ 41″ eastElevation
186 metres (610 feet)Open location code
4VJPXG2V+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 8442104372OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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