Waitākere Bay

Waitākere Bay is a bay in , . Waitākere Bay is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .
Photo: duncangalbraith, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Waitakere Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Kawaupaka and Puketai.

Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also known as Lake Kawaupaku, is a small lake near Te Henga in the of . The lake is on private land, and is one of the few dune lakes in the region to be surrounded by native forest.

Peak
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak.

Waterfall
Lake Wainamu is a small lake near Te Henga in the of . It is located south-west of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Te Henga/Bethells Beach and Anawhata.

Village
Photo: Piotr Zurek, CC BY 2.0.
Te Henga, or Bethells Beach, is a coastal community in , . 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.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a beach on the coast of New Zealand west of .

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a beach and village on the west coast of the of , popular with people from , 42 km away. The beach runs northwards for 50 km to the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour; the northern part is known as Te Oneone Rangatira Beach.

Waitākere Bay

Latitude
-36.89114° or 36° 53′ 28″ south
Longitude
174.4382° or 174° 26′ 18″ east
Open location code
4VMP4C5Q+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9684518372
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
6231443
Wiki­data ID
Q33618205
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Satellite Map

Discover Waitākere Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Waitākere Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Waitakere Bay”
  • Japanese: “ワイターケレ湾”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as North Piha and Piha.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bethells Beach and Taumaiti.

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