South Kaipara Head
South Kaipara Head, also known as the South Kaipara Peninsula, commonly known as just South Head, and officially Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula, is a long peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand, extending north along the western edge of the Kaipara Harbour for some 35 kilometres from near Helensville to the harbour's mouth.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand
- Also known as: “South Head”, “South Kaipara Peninsula”, and “Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ōpāhekeheke Island and Lake Keretā.
Ōpāhekeheke Island
Islet
Ōpāhekeheke Island is an island located in the southern Kaipara Harbour in the Auckland Region, New Zealand.
Lake Keretā
Lake
Lake Keretā lies at the South Head peninsula of the Kaipara Harbour, in the Rodney District, along the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The surface area of the lake is about 32 hectares with a maximum depth of 1.5 metres and water temperature of about 21.1 °C.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parakai and Shelly Beach.
Parakai
Town
Photo: Alkab, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parakai is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, sited 43 kilometres northwest of Auckland, close to the southern extremity of the Kaipara Harbour. Helensville is about 3 km to the south-east, and Waioneke is 22 km to the north-west.
Shelly Beach
Village
Shelly Beach is a settlement located on the eastern side of the South Kaipara Head and the southwest side of Kaipara Harbour, North Auckland. The settlement is centred around an eponymous beach.
Waioneke
Hamlet
Waioneke is a locality on the Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula of the Kaipara Harbour, in the Rodney District of New Zealand. Parakai is 22 km to the south-east, and the road continues another 14 km to the north-west.
South Kaipara Head
- Category: landform
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.63° or 36° 37′ 48″ southLongitude
174.3337° or 174° 20′ 1″ eastOpen location code
4VMP989M+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 9687144212OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peninsulaWikidata ID
Q65040379
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Satellite Map
Discover South Kaipara Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“South Kaipara Head” goes by many names.
- German: “Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula”
- Maori: “South Head”
- Turkish: “Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Te Kowhai Creek and Parkhurst.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Omana and Auahine.
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