Nelson Bay

Nelson Bay is a significant township of the local government area in the Hunter Region of , Australia. It is located on a bay of the same name on the southern shore of about 60 kilometres by road north-east of , its nearest rail link.
  • Type: Town with 14,600 residents
  • Description: suburb of the Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia
  • Also known as: “Nelson Bay, New South Wales”, “Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia”, and “Nelson’s Bay”
  • Postal code: 2315

Places of Interest

Highlights: Tomaree National Park and Port Stephens.

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is a coastal area surrounding the Port…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fingal Bay and One Mile.

Village
is the easternmost suburb of the… is situated 3½ km southeast of Nelson Bay.

Suburb
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is a suburb of the local… is situated 6 km southwest of Nelson Bay.

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is the name of a suburb, a town and a bay… is situated 8 km southwest of Nelson Bay.

Nelson Bay

Latitude
-32.72181° or 32° 43′ 19″ south
Longitude
152.14409° or 152° 8′ 39″ east
Population
14,600
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
4RVJ74HV+7J
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Nelson Bay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نلسون باي”
  • Basque: “Nelson Bay (Hegoaldeko Gales Berria)”
  • Basque: “Nelson Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Nelson Bay”
  • Chinese: “纳尔逊湾”
  • French: “Nelson Bay”
  • German: “Nelson Bay”
  • Hebrew: “נלסון ביי”
  • Malagasy: “Nelson Bay”
  • Persian: “نلسون بی”
  • Portuguese: “Nelson Bay”
  • Russian: “Нельсон Бэй”
  • Spanish: “Nelson Bay (Nueva Gales del Sur)”
  • Spanish: “Nelson Bay”
  • Swedish: “Nelson Bay”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Fly Point and Gan Gan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nelson Bay Post Office and Feet First Dive.

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Worth a closer look: Sydney and Mungo National Park.

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