Mapoutahi
Te Mapoutahi or simply Mapoutahi is a peninsula on the coast of Otago, New Zealand, between the townships of Waitati and Pūrākaunui, within the limits of Dunedin City.Photo: Alistair Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: isthmus in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Goat Island”, “Goat Island/Te Mapoutahi”, and “Te Mapoutahi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blueskin Bay and St Barnabas Church.
Blueskin Bay
Photo: Alistair Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blueskin Bay is in Otago, New Zealand, 25 km north of Dunedin, 25 km south of Palmerston, and 350 km south of Christchurch. The area's small towns and villages of Waitati, Warrington, Seacliff, Evansdale and Doctors Point attract lifestyle-commuter types who work in the city and alternative dudes who want to do their own thing.
St Barnabas Church
Church
Photo: Nankai, Public domain.
St Barnabas' Church is a heritage listed Anglican church, located at 266 Coast Road, Warrington, Otago, New Zealand. The small wooden church was built in 1872.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pūrākaunui and Long Beach.
Pūrākaunui
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pūrākaunui is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of Dunedin, in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre.
Long Beach
Hamlet
Long Beach, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera or Wharewerawera is a small coastal settlement in Otago, New Zealand comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit.
Warrington
Village
Warrington, known in Māori as Ōkāhau, is a small settlement on the coast of Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated close to the northern shore of Blueskin Bay, an area of mudflats north of Dunedin, and is administered as part of Dunedin City.
Mapoutahi
- Categories: isthmus and landform
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.73469° or 45° 44′ 5″ southLongitude
170.6174° or 170° 37′ 3″ eastOpen location code
4V6G7J88+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 8002466497OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
6212492Wikidata ID
Q32269007
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Satellite Map
Discover Mapoutahi from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Maori—“Mapoutahi” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Мапоутахи”
- Cebuano: “Mapoutahi”
- Maori: “Te Mapoutahi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Michies Crossing and Osborne.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pa (Mapoutahi) and Canoe Beach.
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