Mokopuna Island

Mokopuna Island is a small uninhabited island in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. It is about 200 metres on its long axis and about 80 metres across. It lies immediately north of the much larger Matiu / Somes Island, from which it is separated by a channel about 50 metres wide.

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Type: Island
Description: island in New Zealand
Also known as: “Leper” and “Leper Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Petone Settlers Museum and Petone.

Petone Settlers Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Petone Settlers Museum is a local history museum… Petone Settlers Museum is situated 2½ km northeast of Mokopuna Island.

Petone

Railway station

Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 3.0.

Petone railway station is a dual platform, suburban… Petone is situated 3 km north of Mokopuna Island.

Memorial Park

Recreation area

Memorial Park is a venue for football matches in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Memorial Park is situated 4 km northeast of Mokopuna Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petone and Seaview.

Petone

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Petone is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. Petone is situated 3 km north of Mokopuna Island.

Seaview

Quarter

Photo: Wainuiomartian, CC0.

Seaview is an industrial suburb of the city of Lower Hutt, in Wellington, New Zealand. Seaview is situated 3½ km east of Mokopuna Island.

Point Howard

Quarter

Photo: Eothan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Point Howard is a suburb on the eastern side of Wellington Harbour, in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Point Howard is situated 3½ km east of Mokopuna Island.

Mokopuna Island

Latitude

-41.25° or 41° 15′ south

Longitude

174.86667° or 174° 52′ east

Open location code

4VCPQV28+2M

GeoNames ID

2186677

Wikidata ID

Q6895394

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Polish—“Mokopuna Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Mokopuna Island”
Dutch: “Mokopuna Island”
German: “Mokopuna Island”
Japanese: “マカプナ島”
Polish: “Mokopuna”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Korokoro and Moera.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Matiu/Somes Island and Somes Island.

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