Whareakeake
Whareakeake is a beach 25 kilometres northeast of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, as well as the valley above and behind the beach. Located to the west of Aramoana and included as a section of the Otago Heads, Whareakeake was a place of habitation for Māori people from early times until the Sealers' War skirmish of 1817 from which it derived its colonial name.- Beach
- …was formerly known as “Murdering Beach”
- Description: beach in New Zealand
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Beach and Pūrākaunui.
Long Beach
Hamlet
Long Beach, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera…
Pūrākaunui
Pūrākaunui is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand.
2½ km northwest of Whareakeake
Whareakeake
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
-45.76257° or 45° 45′ 45″ south
Longitude
170.66927° or 170° 40′ 9″ east
Open location code
4V6G6MP9+XP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Whareakeake” goes by many names.
WhareakeakeCebuano
WhareakeakeMaori
Localities in the Area
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