Swanson Bay

Swanson Bay is a bay in Auckland Region, North Island. Swanson Bay is situated nearby to the suburb Parau, as well as near the quarter Laingholm Central.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cornwallis Beach and Lower Nihotupu Reservoir.

Lower Nihotupu Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

The Lower Nihotupu Reservoir is one of five reservoirs in the Waitākere Ranges that supply water to Auckland. Built between 1945 and 1948, the reservoir covers an area of 52.9 hectares and has a capacity of 4.6 million cubic metres.

Owen’s Green

Park

Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0.

Owen’s Green is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parau and Laingholm.

Parau

Suburb

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Parau is a locality of West Auckland in the Auckland Region. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council. It is a coastal community close to Titirangi village.

Laingholm

Suburb

Photo: Andyatwairua, Public domain.

Laingholm is a small community situated in the Waitākere Ranges of West Auckland, New Zealand. The name is derived from George and John Laing, who farmed the area starting in 1854, before it was subdivided.

Cornwallis

Hamlet

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Cornwallis is a western coastal settlement of West Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand and forms part of the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park, bordering the Manukau Harbour.

Swanson Bay

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

-36.98423° or 36° 59′ 3″ south

Longitude

174.61812° or 174° 37′ 5″ east

Elevation

101 metres (331 feet)

Open location code

4VMP2J89+86

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9259609707

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

6232043

Wikidata ID

Q49393369

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Swanson Bay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Swanson Bay (luuk sa New Zealand)”
Cebuano: “Swanson Bay”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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