Calliope Island

Calliope Island is an island near Whangārei, New Zealand. The tiny, roughly triangular-shaped island, is located in Urquhart Bay, just within the mouth of Whangārei Harbour.

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 3 km north of Calliope Island.

Mount Aubrey

Peak

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Mount Aubrey is a peak, which is situated 3 km northwest of Calliope Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urquharts Bay and Taurikura.

Urquharts Bay

Hamlet

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Urquharts Bay is a hamlet.

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.

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 3½ km northwest of Calliope Island.

Calliope Island

Type: Island
Description: island in New Zealand
Category: landform
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.84194° or 35° 50′ 31″ south

Longitude

174.52722° or 174° 31′ 38″ east

Elevation

58 metres (190 feet)

Open location code

4VPP5G5G+6V

GeoNames ID

2208128

Wikidata ID

Q32148350

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In Other Languages

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Cebuano: “Calliope Island”

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