Puketai Point

Puketai Point is a cape in Auckland, Auckland Region. Puketai Point is situated nearby to the locality Anawhata, as well as near the village Te Henga/Bethells Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Puketai and Whites Beach.

Puketai

Peak

Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Puketai is a peak.

Whites Beach

Beach

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Whites Beach is a small beach on the west coast of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located between Piha and Anawhata.

Lake Kawaupaka, also known as Lake Kawaupaku, is a small lake near Te Henga in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. The lake is on private land, and is one of the few dune lakes in the region to be surrounded by native forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anawhata and Te Henga/Bethells Beach.

Anawhata

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Anawhata is a beach on the coast of New Zealand west of Auckland.

Te Henga/Bethells Beach

Village

Photo: Piotr Zurek, CC BY 2.0.

Te Henga, or Bethells Beach, is a coastal community in West Auckland, New Zealand. The Māori name for the area, "Te Henga", is in reference to the long foredunes which run along the beach and look like the Henga or gunwale of an upturned waka hull.

Piha

Photo: Simon sees, CC BY 2.0.

Piha is a beachside settlement of about 600 people on the west coast of the Auckland Region of New Zealand, near West Auckland. It is a popular summertime retreat for Aucklanders and others from further afield.

Puketai Point

Type: Cape
Description: point in Auckland Region, New Zealand
Categories: point and landform
Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-36.91522° or 36° 54′ 55″ south

Longitude

174.44763° or 174° 26′ 52″ east

Open location code

4VMP3CMX+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8851537916

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

6231210

Wikidata ID

Q119198868

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In Other Languages

“Puketai Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Puketai Point”

Localities in the Area

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