Urquharts Bay
Urquharts Bay is a bay in New Zealand. Urquharts Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Taurikura, as well as near the locality Reotahi Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Lion and Mount Manaia.
Mount Manaia
Peak
Photo: Follash, Public domain.
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. Mount Manaia is situated 3 km northwest of Urquharts Bay.
Mount Aubrey
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Aubrey is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Urquharts Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urquharts Bay and Taurikura.
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.
Urquharts Bay
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Urquhart Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.845° or 35° 50′ 42″ southLongitude
174.53167° or 174° 31′ 54″ eastElevation
58 metres (190 feet)Open location code
4VPP5G4J+2MGeoNames ID
2208126
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