Kawau Island
Kawau Island is in the Hauraki Gulf, close to the north-eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the Māori word for the shag.At its closest point it lies 1.4 km off the coast of the Northland Peninsula, just south of Tāwharanui Peninsula, and about 8 km by sea journey from Sandspit Wharf, and shelters Kawau Bay to the north-east of Warkworth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: GrahamBould, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pumphouse ruins and Mansion House.
Pumphouse ruins
The Pumphouse ruins on Kawau Island, New Zealand, belong to the copper mine established in 1844. The mine had ongoing problems, including legal, mismanagement, and flooding. Pumphouse ruins is situated 3 km southwest of Kawau Island.
Mansion House
Museum
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Mansion House on Kawau Island, New Zealand, is a house that was owned by Sir George Grey from 1862 to 1888. Built in 1845 as the house for the manager of a copper mine on the island, it was extended significantly by Grey during his ownership. Mansion House is situated 3 km southwest of Kawau Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckleton Beach.
Buckleton Beach
Village
Buckleton Beach is a small settlement on the southern side of Tāwharanui Peninsula in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. The beach is on Wanns Bay, which is a part of Kawau Bay. Buckleton Beach is situated 10 km west of Kawau Island.
Kawau Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Hauraki Gulf, in Auckland, New Zealand
- Category: landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Russian—“Kawau Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kawau Island”
- Cebuano: “Kawau Island”
- Chinese: “卡沃島”
- Chinese: “卡瓦岛”
- Dutch: “Kawau Island”
- Esperanto: “Insulo Kavaŭ”
- French: “île Kawau”
- French: “Île Kawau”
- Georgian: “კავაუ”
- German: “Kawau Island”
- Italian: “isola di Kawau”
- Italian: “Isola di Kawau”
- Japanese: “Kawau島”
- Japanese: “カワウ島”
- Maori: “Kawau”
- Polish: “Kawau”
- Russian: “Кавау”
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Kawau Island”. Photo: GrahamBould, Public domain.