Mahia Peninsula
Māhia Peninsula is located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, in the Hawke's Bay region, between the towns of Wairoa and Gisborne. It includes Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1, located near Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of the Māhia Peninsula, for launching its Electron rockets.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula located on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island
- Also known as: “Māhia Peninsula”, “Mahia-Halbinsel”, “Peninsula de Mahia”, “Península de Mahia”, “Peninsula Mahia”, “Te Mahia”, and “Tera Kako Peninsula”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rāhuimōkairoa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Māhia Beach.
Māhia Beach
Village
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.Mahia Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.16667° or 39° 10′ south
Longitude
177.88333° or 177° 53′ east
Elevation
282 metres (925 feet)
Open location code
4VGVRVMM+88
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Mahia Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Península Mahia”
- Cebuano: “Mahia Peninsula”
- Chinese: “瑪希亞半島”
- Dutch: “Mahia Peninsula”
- French: “péninsule de Mahia”
- French: “Péninsule de Māhia”
- German: “Mahia Peninsula”
- German: “Māhia Peninsula”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי מאהיה”
- Japanese: “マヒア半島”
- Maori: “Te Māhia-mai-Tawhiti”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mahiahalvøya”
- Spanish: “Península Mahia”
- Swahili: “Mahia”
- Urdu: “ماہیا جزیرہ نما”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Maungatea Village and Te Hoe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Long Point Summit and Taiwananga Stream.
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