Te Rua Manga
Te Rua Manga or the Needle is a mountain peak on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It has an elevation of 413 metres above sea level. The spire itself is a breccia structure.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 409 metres
- Description: mountain in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Te Rua Manga / The Needle” and “The Needle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Te Manga and Raemaru.
Te Manga
Peak
Photo: Suwarrow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Te Manga is the highest point on Rarotonga with an elevation of 652 metres above sea level. The island is part of the Cook Islands, a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand.
Raemaru
Peak
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Raemaru is a mountain on the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. The peak of Raemaru is 357 meters above sea level, and is located in the central part of the country, 5 km southwest of the capital Avarua.
Ikurangi
Peak
Ikurangi is one of the four major peaks of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It has an elevation of 485 metres above sea level and overlooks the capital Avarua and the village of Matavera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rarotonga and Avatiu.
Rarotonga
Photo: Robert Engberg, CC BY 2.0.
Rarotonga is the largest and by far the most populated of the Cook Islands, and is known as 'Raro'. It is the easiest to get to, with direct international flights from several countries, and has the most attractions and acccommodation of the islands.
Avatiu
Suburb
Avatiu is a settlement on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is located on the north coast to the west of the capital Avarua and is the location of Rarotonga's main port.
Avarua
Town
Photo: Nurg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avarua is a district and town in the north of the island of Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands. It serves as the capital of the Island territory and is further sub-divided into 19 tapere.
Te Rua Manga
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Cook Islands, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-21.23885° or 21° 14′ 20″ southLongitude
-159.78931° or 159° 47′ 22″ westElevation
409 metres (1,342 feet)Open location code
53C2Q666+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 340026548OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Te Rua Manga from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Te Rua Manga” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Te Rua Manga”
- Dutch: “Te Rua Manga”
- Swedish: “Te Rua Manga”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Avatiu Valley and Takuvaine Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Good View of Needle and View of Needle.
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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 “Te Rua Manga”. Photo: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0.