Kaukau
Kaukau is a hill in Wellington, Greater Wellington and has an elevation of 226 metres. Kaukau is situated nearby to the suburb Ohariu, as well as near Broadmeadows.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Kaukau and Awarua Street railway station.
Mount Kaukau
Peak
Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Kaukau is a large hill in the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand near Johnsonville, Khandallah and Ngaio. The summit is 445 m above sea level and is the most visible high point in the Wellington landscape further accentuated by Wellington's main television transmitter mast, which stands 122 m from the summit.
Awarua Street railway station
Railway station
Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 3.0.
Awarua Street railway station is one of eight stations on the Johnsonville Branch, a branch railway north of Wellington in New Zealand’s North Island, and serves the suburb of Ngaio.
Embassy of Cuba in New Zealand
Government office
Photo: Vardion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Embassy of Cuba in New Zealand is a government office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ohariu and Broadmeadows.
Ohariu
Suburb
Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ohariu is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It is a rural area, located 5 kilometres from Khandallah. The name is a corruption of Owhariu, where, according to Māori mythology, Kupe dried the sails of his canoe.
Broadmeadows
Suburb
Broadmeadows is a minor western suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It is located to the north of Khandallah and south of Johnsonville. It is located 7 kilometres from the Wellington central business district.
Ngaio
Suburb
Photo: Roue2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ngaio is an inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is situated on the slopes of Mount Kaukau, 3500 metres north of the city's CBD.
Kaukau
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 226 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.22827° or 41° 13′ 42″ southLongitude
174.77019° or 174° 46′ 13″ eastElevation
226 metres (741 feet)Open location code
4VCPQQCC+M3GeoNames ID
6244942
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