Whangaparapara Harbour

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oreville Barrier Reef Battery and Smelting House.

Oreville Barrier Reef Battery and Smelting House

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Oreville Barrier Reef Battery and Smelting House is situated 3½ km northeast of Whangaparapara Harbour.

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. Okupu is situated 4 km east of Whangaparapara Harbour.

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… Claris is situated 7 km east of Whangaparapara Harbour.

Whangaparapara Harbour

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

-36.24818° or 36° 14′ 53″ south

Longitude

175.3902° or 175° 23′ 25″ east

Elevation

21 metres (69 feet)

Open location code

4VMQQ92R+P3

GeoNames ID

6249180

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