Watchman Island
Watchman Island is a tiny sandstone island in the Waitematā Harbour of Auckland, New Zealand. It lies approximately 600 metres north of the suburb of Herne Bay.Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: small island in Auckland, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Te Kākāwhakaara” and “Watchman Island / Te Kākāwhakaara”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Auckland Harbour Bridge and Point Erin Park.
Auckland Harbour Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane motorway bridge over Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. It joins St Marys Bay on the Auckland city side with Northcote on the North Shore side.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westhaven and Herne Bay.
Westhaven
Neighborhood
Photo: 石璐, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Westhaven Marina in Auckland, New Zealand, is the largest yacht marina in the Southern Hemisphere. The marina has nearly two thousand berths and swing moorings, and tends to be continually booked.
Herne Bay
Suburb
Herne Bay is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. Located on the southwestern shore of the Waitematā Harbour to the west of the Auckland Harbour Bridge, it is known for its extensive harbour views, marine villas and Edwardian age homes.
Saint Marys Bay
Suburb
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0.
Saint Marys Bay is an inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
Watchman Island
- Category: landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Watchman Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Watchman Island”
- Dutch: “Watchman Island”
- French: “Watchman Island”
- German: “Watchman Island”
- Maori: “Te Kākāwhakaara”
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