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Kau Bay

Kau Bay is a bay in , . Kau Bay is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kau Point Battery and Massey Memorial.

Fort
is a 19th-century coast defence battery constructed in , New Zealand in the 1890s. It is located on the east side of Point Halswell in , New Zealand, approximately midway between the and , close to the site of the ancient Māori settlement of Kau-whakaara-waru.

Memorial
Photo: alana’s, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is the mausoleum of New Zealand Prime Minister William Massey, at Point Halswell on the Miramar Peninsula, , New Zealand.

Castle
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is a former coastal artillery battery on Point Gordon on 's Miramar Peninsula. Built in 1885 following fears of an impending war with , is one of the best preserved of a string of nineteenth century coastal fortifications constructed to protect New Zealand from naval attack.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karaka Bays and Maupuia.

Suburb
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of , . It lies on the northeast coast of the Miramar Peninsula, 6 km east-south-east of the city centre, and has an expansive view of .

Suburb
on the Miramar Peninsula is an eastern suburb of to the north-west of . Developed in the 1970s, it is in the Eastern Ward. had a usually resident population of 1,584 at the 2018 New Zealand census, similar to census figures from 2013 and 2006.

Suburb
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is an affluent suburb of , New Zealand, located east of and north of . The peninsula was named after , a village on the Rosneath Peninsula on 's , and has no association with roses.

Kau Bay

Latitude
-41.28693° or 41° 17′ 13″ south
Longitude
174.83114° or 174° 49′ 52″ east
Open location code
4VCPPR7J+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6778849970
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
6244808
Wiki­data ID
Q32234978
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Kau Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kau Bay”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Point Halswell Lighthouse and Mount Crawford.

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