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”, “Te Mahia”, “Te Māhia-mai-Tawhiti”, and “Tera Kako Peninsula”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Māhia Beach.
Māhia Beach
Village
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Māhia Beach is a village, which is situated 9 km north of Mahia Peninsula.
Mahia Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Mahia Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
- German: “Mahia-Halbinsel”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי מאהיה”
- Japanese: “マヒア半島”
- Maori: “Te Māhia-mai-Tawhiti”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mahia Peninsula”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mahiahalvøya”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Mahia”
- Spanish: “Península de Mahia”
- Spanish: “Peninsula Mahia”
- Spanish: “Península Mahia”
- Swahili: “Mahia”
- Urdu: “ماہیا جزیرہ نما”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maungatea Village and Te Hoe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Long Point Summit and Rāhuimōkairoa.
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