Matiu/Somes Island
Matiu / Somes Island is the largest of three islands in the northern half of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. The island is 24.9 hectares in area, and lies 3 kilometres south of the suburb of Petone and the mouth of the Hutt River.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (170 feet)
- …is also known as “Somes Island”
- Description: island in New Zealand
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Petone Settlers Museum and Petone.
Petone Settlers Museum
Petone Settlers Museum is a local history museum…
3½ km north of Matiu/Somes Island
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Howard and Seaview.
Point Howard
Point Howard is a suburb on the eastern side of Wellington Harbour, in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
3½ km east of Matiu/Somes Island
Seaview
Seaview is an industrial suburb of the city of Lower Hutt, in Wellington, New Zealand.
3½ km northeast of Matiu/Somes Island
Petone
Petone is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.
4 km north of Matiu/Somes Island
Matiu/Somes Island
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
-41.25793° or 41° 15′ 29″ south
Longitude
174.86545° or 174° 51′ 56″ east
Open location code
4VCPPVR8+R5
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Matiu/Somes Island” goes by many names.
Matiu/Somes IslandCebuano
Somes IslandCebuano
MatiuDutch
SomesDutch
Insulo Matiu/SomesEsperanto
マティウ/ソメス島Japanese
MatiuMaori
Matiu/SomesPolish
Матиу-СомсRussian
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