Urquharts Bay

Urquharts Bay is a hamlet in Whangarei, Northland. Urquharts Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Taurikura, as well as near the village Whangārei Heads.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Lion and Mount Manaia.

Mount Lion

Peak

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Mount Lion is a peak.

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 3½ km northwest of Urquharts Bay.

Mount Aubrey

Peak

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Mount Aubrey is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Urquharts Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taurikura and Whangārei Heads.

Taurikura

Hamlet

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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. Taurikura is situated 2½ km northwest of Urquharts Bay.

Whangārei Heads

Village

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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. Whangārei Heads is situated 4 km northwest of Urquharts Bay.

Urquharts Bay

Type: Hamlet
Description: locality in Whangarei District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Whangarei, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.84267° or 35° 50′ 34″ south

Longitude

174.53766° or 174° 32′ 16″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

4VPP5G4Q+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1653315399

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2208127

Wikidata ID

Q25660213

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In Other Languages

From Maori to Turkish—“Urquharts Bay” goes by many names.

Maori: “Urquharts Bay”
Turkish: “Urquharts Bay”

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