Motukauri Island
Motukauri Island is a small island in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand, located about 6 kilometres east of Russell. It lies about 200 kilometres off the Orokawa Peninsula.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Far North District, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Batemans Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russell and Rawhiti.
Russell
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Russell is a charming, elegant township in the Bay of Islands, in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. A short passenger ferry ride across the bay from Paihia and the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi, this historic town is one of the earliest European settlements in New Zealand, dating back to the early 19th century.
Rawhiti
Hamlet
Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rawhiti is a small beachfront town about 27km from Russell in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand. Rawhiti is situated 8 km east of Motukauri Island.
Okiato
Village
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Okiato or Old Russell is a small town in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 7 kilometres south of present-day Russell. It was founded in 1840 and served as New Zealand's first national capital until 1841, when the seat of government was moved to Auckland. Okiato is situated 8 km southwest of Motukauri Island.
Motukauri Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
“Motukauri Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Motukauri Island”
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