Flax Point

Flax Point is a cape in Auckland, Auckland Region. Flax Point is situated nearby to the quarter Vauxhall, as well as near the suburb Narrow Neck.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rangitoto Island and Rangitoto Lighthouse.

Rangitoto Island

Photo: BrysonH44, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf, just off the North Island of New Zealand. It is 40 minutes by ferry from Auckland and is a popular destination for a halfday hike with a great view and tunnel-like caves formed by lava.

Rangitoto Lighthouse

Photo: Lee Gilbert, CC BY 2.0.

Rangitoto Lighthouse is a lighthouse off the coast in McKenzie Bay, in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.

Bean Rock

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Bean Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated at the end of a reef in the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the only remaining example in New Zealand of a wooden cottage-style lighthouse, and it is one of only a few remaining worldwide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vauxhall and Narrow Neck.

Vauxhall

Quarter

Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.

Narrow Neck is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.

Narrow Neck

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Narrow Neck is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.

Cheltenham

Neighborhood

Photo: 111 Emergency, CC BY 2.0.

Devonport is a harbourside suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, at the southern end of the Devonport Peninsula that runs southeast from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour.

Flax Point

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

-36.80368° or 36° 48′ 13″ south

Longitude

174.83973° or 174° 50′ 23″ east

Open location code

4VMP5RWQ+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 343588133

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

6232095

Wikidata ID

Q32199705

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Flax Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Flax Point”

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