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Napier Island is an island, 1.5 kilometres (0.8 nmi) long, in the southeastern part of Marguerite Bay, 22 kilometres (12 nmi) west-northwest of Mount Balfour on the Fallières Coast. Following survey and mapping as an ice rise in the Wordie Ice Shelf by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1958, this feature was named Napier Ice Rise by ...
Napier (/ ˈ n eɪ p i ər / NAY-pee-ər; Māori: Ahuriri) is a city on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Hawke's Bay region.It is a beachside city with a seaport, known for its sunny climate, [3] esplanade lined with Norfolk pines, and extensive Art Deco architecture.
Napier Mountains, in Enderby Land, East Antarctica Napier Peak , in the South Shetland Islands, Western Antarctica Napier Rock , in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands
Napier South is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. [3] It consists of the statistical areas of McLean Park and Nelson Park. For some purposes, such as postal, it extends to include the Napier Central statistical area (the central business district), which is covered here at Central ...
Napier Hill (Māori: Mataruahou) is a limestone outcrop and suburb rising above the lowland districts of the city of Napier on New Zealand's North Island. [3] The north-east end, Bluff Hill, has a steep cliff face overlooking the Port of Napier. It features Napier Girls' High School, the historic former Napier Prison and a scenic walk. [4]
Outline map of the area around Napier before and after the 1931 earthquake Hawke's Bay Airport occupies part of the land raised from what was Ahuriri Lagoon. Ahuriri Lagoon (Māori: Te Whanganui-a-Orotū) was a large tidal lagoon at Napier, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, that largely drained when the area was raised by the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.
Napier Bay Islands is a group of islands of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [6] The islands are 30 km (19 mi) north of Port Blair.
Chester Pass Road passes through Napier from south to north. [2] [3] Napier is on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation. [4] The heritage listed Napier Hall is located within Napier and dates back to 1954. Prior to this, from 1938, when a new school was built, the old Napier school building was used as a community hall ...