Rapid Bay

Rapid Bay is a bay in Auckland Region, North Island. Rapid Bay is situated nearby to the village Whangaparapara, as well as near Okupu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oreville Barrier Reef Battery and Smelting House.

Oreville Barrier Reef Battery and Smelting House

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whangaparapara and Okupu.

Whangaparapara

Village

Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.

Whangaparapara is a harbour and coastal community on Great Barrier Island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf. Europeans settled Whangaparapara for mining, timber milling and whaling. It is now a tourism and boating spot, where boats can pick up fuel and water.

Okupu

Village

Okupu is a small settlement on the southwestern side of Great Barrier Island in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. The settlement is on Okupu Bay, which is a part of Blind Bay, off Colville Channel and Hauraki Gulf.

Claris

Village

Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.

Claris is a settlement on the east coast of Great Barrier Island in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. Though less populous than the main seaport area of Tryphena on the west coast, Claris functions as the administrative centre for the island, and a large…

Rapid Bay

Type: Bay
Description: Bay on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
Category: body of water
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-36.25687° or 36° 15′ 25″ south

Longitude

175.401° or 175° 24′ 4″ east

Elevation

44 metres (144 feet)

Open location code

4VMQPCV2+79

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10261713570

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

6233537

Wikidata ID

Q49389432

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Satellite Map

Discover Rapid Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Rapid Bay” goes by many names.

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

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Whaling station remains and Remains of Kauri mill.

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