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Scotts Landing
Scotts Landing, also called Mahurangi East, is a rural settlement in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is at the end of a narrow peninsula on the eastern side of Mahurangi Harbour. Algies Bay is to the north. History Casnell Island (Motu Maunganui), accessible from Scotts Landing at low tide via a causeway, was a pā site in the 16th century. In 1852, the Scott homestead was constructed, later burning down in a fire. This was replaced by a new Georgian-style house, built in 1877. Mahurangi Heads School operated from 1869. It closed in the 1920s or 1930s, but the school building was still standing about 1941. Governance The Eastern Mahurangi Road Board governed the area from 24 July 1868 to 1923. Demographics Statistics New Zealand describes Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East as a rural settlement, which covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Scotts Landing-Mahurangi East is part of the larger Mahurangi Peninsula sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The Geography of New Zealand, country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. Capital of New Zealand, New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |