Matakana Island
Matakana Island is located in the western Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's North Island. A long, flat barrier island, it is 20 kilometres in length but rarely more than 3 kilometres wide.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plummers Point and Te Puna West.
Plummers Point
Hamlet
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Plummers Point is a rural settlement in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is on a headland on the southern side of Tauranga Harbour, opposite Motuhoa Island, and between Mangawhai Bay and Te Puna Estuary. Plummers Point is situated 9 km south of Matakana Island.
Te Puna West
Quarter
Te Puna West is a rural settlement in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is on a headland on the southern side of Tauranga Harbour, opposite Motuhoa Island, and on the eastern side of Te Puna Estuary, across from Plummers Point. Te Puna West is situated 9 km south of Matakana Island.
Pahoia
Hamlet
Pahoia is a waterfront settlement in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It includes a stretch of State Highway 2 that is a common crash site, due to windy roads, high speeds and heavy traffic. Pahoia is situated 10 km southwest of Matakana Island.
Matakana Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in New Zealand
- Category: landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Serbo-Croatian—“Matakana Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Matakana Island”
- Cebuano: “Matakana Island”
- Chinese: “馬塔卡納島”
- Croatian: “Matakana”
- Dutch: “Matakana Island”
- Finnish: “Matakana”
- French: “île Matakana”
- French: “Île Matakana”
- Georgian: “მატაკანა”
- German: “Matakana Island”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Matakana”
- Japanese: “マタカナ島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Matakana Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Matakanaøya”
- Russian: “Матакана”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Matakana”
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