Arapaoa Island
Arapaoa Island is the second-largest island in the Marlborough Sounds, at the north-east tip of the South Island of New Zealand. The island has a land area of 75 km2. Queen Charlotte Sound defines its western side, while to the south lies Tory Channel, which is on the sea route between Wellington in the North Island to Picton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Arapawa Island” and “Carlyle Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wheki Rock and Taranaki Rock.
Wheki Rock
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wheki Rock is situated 3 km south of Arapaoa Island.
Taranaki Rock
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taranaki Rock is situated 3 km south of Arapaoa Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oyster Bay and Te Pangu Bay.
Oyster Bay
Locality
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oyster Bay is a locality, which is situated 9 km southwest of Arapaoa Island.
Te Pangu Bay
Locality
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Te Pangu Bay is a locality, which is situated 10 km southwest of Arapaoa Island.
Arapaoa Island
- Category: landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tamil—“Arapaoa Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة أراباوا”
- Armenian: “Արապավա”
- Cebuano: “Arapawa Island”
- Chinese: “阿拉帕瓦島”
- Dutch: “Arapawa Island”
- French: “île Arapaoa”
- French: “Île Arapaoa”
- Georgian: “არაპავა”
- German: “Arapaoa Island”
- German: “Arapawa Island”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Arapawa”
- Italian: “isola di Arapawa”
- Italian: “Isola di Arapawa”
- Japanese: “アラパワ島”
- Maori: “Arapaoa”
- Russian: “Арапава”
- Spanish: “Isla de Arapaoa”
- Tamil: “அரப்பாவா தீவு”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Puriri Bay and Otanerau Bay.
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