Manukau Harbour | |
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Location | Auckland Region, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 37°00′S 174°40′E / 37.000°S 174.667°E |
River sources | Big Muddy Creek, Harania Creek, Little Muddy Creek, Pūkaki Creek, Tahekeroa River, Taihiki River, Waiuku River |
Ocean/sea sources | Tasman Sea |
Basin countries | New Zealand |
Islands | Ngarango Otainui Island, Pararekau Island, Paratutae Island, Puketutu Island, Te Toka-Tapu-a-Kupe / Ninepin Rock, Wiroa Island |
Sections/sub-basins | Māngere Inlet, Pahurehure Inet, Waiuku Inlet |
Settlements | Little Huia, Huia, Cornwallis, Parau, Auckland, Kingseat, Clarks Beach, Glenbrook, Waiuku, Āwhitu |
The Manukau Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in New Zealand by area.[1] It is located to the southwest of the Auckland isthmus, and opens out into the Tasman Sea.