Marsden Point
Marsden Point is a broad, flat peninsula that is the southern head of the Whangārei Harbour entrance on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand, 30 kilometres southeast of the city of Whangārei.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Whangarei District, Northland Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Bream Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Northport and Mount Aubrey.
Northport
Northport is a commercial sea port at Marsden Point, at the entrance to the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand, located next to the Marsden Point Oil Refinery.Mount Aubrey
Peak
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Mount Aubrey is a peak, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Marsden Point.
Mount Manaia
Peak
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Mount Manaia is a dominant landmark approximately 30 kilometres southeast of Whangārei city on the Whangārei Heads peninsula. Standing 420 metres, the summit offers outstanding views of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery, Bream Bay and the Hauraki Gulf to the south, Whangārei Harbour to the west and the Poor Knights Islands and Northland coast to the north. Mount Manaia is situated 4 km northeast of Marsden Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marsden Bay and One Tree Point.
Marsden Bay
Locality
Marsden Bay is a locality and bay at the south head of Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. The western side of Marsden Bay is a coastal community called One Tree Point, and the eastern side is the industrial development of Marsden Point. Ruakākā lies about 9 km to the south. Marsden Bay is situated 3 km northwest of Marsden Point.
One Tree Point
Suburb
One Tree Point is a settlement on the southern side of Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. The settlement includes the Marsden Point Marina. One Tree Point is situated 3 km northwest of Marsden Point.
Whangārei Heads
Village
Whangārei Heads is a locality and volcanic promontory on the northern side of the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is 29 km to the north-west, and Ocean Beach is 8 km to the south-east, with Taurikura between the two. Mount Manaia rises to 420 metres to the east. Whangārei Heads is situated 3½ km northeast of Marsden Point.
Marsden Point
- Category: locality
- Location: Whangarei, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.84318° or 35° 50′ 35″ southLongitude
174.48682° or 174° 29′ 13″ eastElevation
121 metres (397 feet)Named after
Marsden PointUnited Nations Location Code
NZ MAPOpen location code
4VPP5F4P+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 7768276161OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Marsden Point” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Marsden Point”
- German: “Marsden Point”
- Maori: “Marsden Point”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Marsden Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Marsden Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Marsten Point”
- Norwegian: “Marsden Point”
- Turkish: “Marsden Point”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oil Refinery Visitor Centre and Refining New Zealand Emergency Services Station.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Marsden Point”. Photo: Follash, Public domain.