Kapiti Island

Kapiti Island, sometimes written as Kāpiti Island, is an island located 5.6 km off the west coast of the lower of New Zealand and within the .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in New Zealand
  • Also known as: Entry Island

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paraparaumu Beach and Waikanae Beach.

Suburb
is a coastal settlement on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's . It is located west of the main township, 50 km north of . The area faces Kapiti Island. is situated 7 km southeast of Kapiti Island.

Suburb
Photo: Kiwi128, CC0.
is a suburb, which is situated 9 km east of Kapiti Island.

Quarter
is on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's . It is just north of on the south bank of the and is roughly 55 km north of New Zealand's capital city, . is situated 9 km east of Kapiti Island.

Kapiti Island

Latitude
-40.855° or 40° 51′ 18″ south
Longitude
174.915° or 174° 54′ 54″ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
4VFP4WW7+2X
Geo­Names ID
2189083
Wiki­data ID
Q1471997
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Satellite Map

Discover Kapiti Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kapiti Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزيرة كابيتي
  • Belarusian: Востраў Капіці
  • Belarusian: Капіці
  • Catalan: Kapiti Island
  • Cebuano: Kapiti Island
  • Chinese: 卡皮蒂岛
  • Chinese: 卡皮蒂島
  • Czech: Kapiti
  • Dutch: Kapiti-eiland
  • Dutch: Kapiti
  • Esperanto: Insulo Kapiti
  • Estonian: Kapiti
  • Finnish: Kapiti
  • French: île de Kapiti
  • French: Île de Kapiti
  • Galician: Illa Kapiti
  • Georgian: კაპიტი
  • German: Kapiti Island
  • Hebrew: קאפיטי
  • Inari Sami: Kapiti (suálui)
  • Inari Sami: Kapiti
  • Japanese: カピティ島
  • Macedonian: Капити
  • Maori: Kāpiti Island
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kapiti Island
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kapitiøya
  • Norwegian: Kapitiøya
  • Panjabi: ਕਾਪਿਤੀ ਟਾਪੂ
  • Persian: جزیره کاپیتی
  • Polish: Kapiti
  • Portuguese: Ilha Kapiti
  • Russian: Капити
  • Scottish Gaelic: Kapiti
  • Slovenian: Kapiti Island
  • Spanish: Isla Kapiti
  • Spanish: Kapiti
  • Ukrainian: Капіті
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Kapiti
  • Western Panjabi: جزیرہ کاپیتی

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Raumati Beach and Paraparaumu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tūteremoana and Trig Point.

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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 “Kapiti Island”. Photo: Geoff McKay, CC BY 2.0.