Smugglers Bay

Smugglers Bay is a bay in Auckland Region, North Island. Smugglers Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Urquharts Bay, as well as near Taurikura.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Lion and Mount Manaia.

Mount Lion

Peak

Photo: Follash, Public domain.

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 3½ km north of Smugglers Bay.

Mount Aubrey

Peak

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Mount Aubrey is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Smugglers Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urquharts Bay and Taurikura.

Urquharts Bay

Hamlet

Photo: Follash, Public domain.

Urquharts Bay is a hamlet.

Taurikura

Hamlet

Photo: Follash, Public domain.

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. Taurikura is situated 2½ km north of Smugglers Bay.

Smugglers Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.84818° or 35° 50′ 53″ south

Longitude

174.53019° or 174° 31′ 49″ east

Elevation

58 metres (190 feet)

Open location code

4VPP5G2J+P3

GeoNames ID

6230920

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