Awarua Rock

Awarua Rock is an unofficial name for an island on the coast of New Zealand's Northland Region. It is located on the Pacific coast, north of the entrance to Whangārei Harbour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taurikura and Whangārei Heads.

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 6 km southwest of Awarua Rock.

Whangārei Heads

Village

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Whangārei Heads is a locality and volcanic promontory on the northern side of the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is 29 km to the north-west, and Ocean Beach is 8 km to the south-east, with Taurikura between the two. Mount Manaia rises to 420 metres to the east. Whangārei Heads is situated 6 km southwest of Awarua Rock.

Parua Bay

Village

Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parua Bay is a locality and bay on the northern side of the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is 19 km to the west, and Whangārei Heads are 10 km to the south east, with Munro Bay between the two. Parua Bay is situated 6 km west of Awarua Rock.

Awarua Rock

Type: Island
Description: island in New Zealand
Category: landform
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.77818° or 35° 46′ 41″ south

Longitude

174.55019° or 174° 33′ 1″ east

Elevation

30 metres (98 feet)

Open location code

4VPP6HC2+P3

GeoNames ID

6230985

Wikidata ID

Q32123453

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In Other Languages

“Awarua Rock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Awarua Rock”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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