Kaikōura Island
Kaikoura Island lies in an irregularly-shaped bay on the western side of Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand, 90 km north east of Auckland.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Kaikoura Island”, “Kaikoura Island (Selwyn Island)”, and “Selwyn Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōkiwi and Motairehe.
Ōkiwi
Village
Ōkiwi is a small settlement and rural community at the head of the Whangapoua Estuary, in Whangapoua Bay, on Great Barrier Island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf. Ōkiwi is situated 7 km northeast of Kaikōura Island.
Motairehe
Village
Motairehe is a settlement located in Katherine Bay, on the northwestern coast Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. The marae Motairehe Marae and its Whakaruruhau meeting house which are affiliated with Ngātiwai Ki Aotea are located here. Motairehe is situated 8 km northeast of Kaikōura Island.
Kaikōura Island
- Category: landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Kaikōura Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kaikoura Island”
- German: “Kaikoura Island”
- German: “Motu Kaikoura”
- German: “Selwyn Island”
- Maori: “Motu Kaikōura”
- Russian: “Каикоура (остров)”
- Russian: “Каикоура”
- “Kaikōura Island”
Localities in the Area
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