Cape Kidnappers
Cape Kidnappers, known in Māori as Te Kauwae-a-Māui, and officially named Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui, is a headland at the southern extremity of Hawke Bay on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island.
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui”, “capo Kidnappers”, “Matau-a-maui”, and “Te Matau-a-Maui”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clifton and Te Awanga.
Clifton
Locality
Cape Kidnappers
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.6432° or 39° 38′ 36″ south
Longitude
177.09543° or 177° 5′ 44″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
4VGV934W+P5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Cape Kidnappers” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “cape Kidnappers”
- Cebuano: “Cape Kidnappers”
- Chinese: “基德纳珀斯角”
- Chinese: “拐子角”
- Dutch: “Cape Kidnappers”
- Esperanto: “Kabo Kidnappers”
- French: “cap Kidnappers”
- French: “Cap Kidnappers”
- German: “Cape Kidnappers”
- Italian: “Cape Kidnappers”
- Lithuanian: “Pagrobėjų kyšulys”
- Manipuri: “ꯀꯦꯞ ꯀꯤꯗꯅꯦꯞꯄꯔꯁ”
- Maori: “Te Kauwae-a-Māui”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Kidnappers”
- Portuguese: “Cape Kidnappers”
- Spanish: “Secuestradores del Cabo”
- Swedish: “Te Kauwae-a-Māui”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Rāngaiika and Haumoana.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cape Kidnappers and Gannet Colony.
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Worth a closer look: Napier and Hastings.
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