Motutawa Island

Motutawa Island is an islet in Auckland Region, North Island. Motutawa Island is situated nearby to the locality Tumunui, as well as near the hamlet Te Wairoa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Tikitapu.

Lake Tikitapu

Lake

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lake Tikitapu, more commonly known as Blue Lake, is the smallest of four small lakes lying between Lake Rotorua and Lake Tarawera in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. Lake Tikitapu is situated 3½ km northeast of Motutawa Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Te Wairoa and Lake Ōkareka.

Te Wairoa

Hamlet

Photo: JShook, CC BY 2.5.

Te Wairoa was a village close to the shore of Lake Tarawera near Rotorua, New Zealand. The village was buried by volcanic ash in the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. Te Wairoa is situated 3½ km east of Motutawa Island.

Lake Ōkareka

Village

Photo: Oppatt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake Ōkareka is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Motutawa Island.

Lynmore

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lynmore is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. In April 2018, Lynmore had the highest house prices in Rotorua. Lynmore is situated 9 km north of Motutawa Island.

Motutawa Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
Categories: island, forest, locality, and landform
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.22371° or 38° 13′ 25″ south

Longitude

176.31569° or 176° 18′ 57″ east

Elevation

397 metres (1,302 feet)

Open location code

4VHRQ8G8+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 212527883

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

6241317

Wikidata ID

Q32285400

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In Other Languages

“Motutawa Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Motutawa Island”

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Localities in the Area

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