Mount Manaia
Mount Manaia is a dominant landmark approximately 30 kilometres southeast of Whangārei city on the Whangārei Heads peninsula. Standing 420 metres, the summit offers outstanding views of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery, Bream Bay and the Hauraki Gulf to the south, Whangārei Harbour to the west and the Poor Knights Islands and Northland coast to the north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Follash, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 419 metres
- Description: volcanic mountain in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Manaia” and “Manaia Peaks”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Aubrey and Northport.
Northport
Northport is a commercial sea port at Marsden Point, at the entrance to the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand, located next to the Marsden Point Oil Refinery.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taurikura and Whangārei Heads.
Taurikura
Hamlet
Photo: Follash, Public domain.
Taurikura is a small, rural township in the Whangarei District, approximately 30 kilometres south east of Whangārei city in Northland, New Zealand. The town is located on the shores of Calliope Bay at the base of 420-metre-high Mount Manaia which, along with Bream Head and the Hen Island, collectively form the ancient remnants of a very large andesitic volcano.
Whangārei Heads
Village
Whangārei Heads is a locality and volcanic promontory on the northern side of the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is 29 km to the north-west, and Ocean Beach is 8 km to the south-east, with Taurikura between the two. Mount Manaia rises to 420 metres to the east.
Mount Manaia
- Categories: volcano, mountain, hill, and landform
- Location: Whangarei, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.81832° or 35° 49′ 6″ southLongitude
174.51699° or 174° 31′ 1″ eastElevation
419 metres (1,375 feet)Open location code
4VPP5GJ8+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 7070734159OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Manaia from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Persian—“Mount Manaia” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Manaia”
- Dutch: “Manaia”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت مانايا”
- Ladin: “Mount Manaia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Manaia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Manaia”
- Persian: “کوه مانایا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as McLeod Bay and Reotahi Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Early Settlers Memorial and Mount Manaia Lower Car Park.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Mount Manaia”. Photo: Follash, Public domain.