Wedge Point
Wedge Point is a cape in Marlborough District, Marlborough. Wedge Point is situated nearby to the quarter Waikawa, as well as near the village Ngākuta Bay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Picton Railway Station and Picton Library and Service Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waikawa and Picton.
Waikawa
Quarter
Photo: Sid Mosdell, CC BY 2.0.
Waikawa is a small settlement to the north east of Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand. Waikawa Bay opens onto Queen Charlotte Sound. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "bitter water" for Waikawa.
Picton
Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picton is a small but important town in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is a major hub in New Zealand's transport network, linking the South Island road and rail network with ferries that cross Cook Strait to and from Wellington in the North Island.
Ngākuta Bay
Village
Ngākuta Bay is a settlement and bay in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. The bay is part of Grove Arm in Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui. Picton is about 11 km to the southeast via Queen Charlotte Drive.
Wedge Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in New Zealand
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Marlborough District, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.25903° or 41° 15′ 33″ southLongitude
174.00972° or 174° 0′ 35″ eastOpen location code
4VCPP2R5+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 11662373350OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2179569Wikidata ID
Q125456538
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In Other Languages
“Wedge Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wedge Point (punta sa Nuzeland)”
- Cebuano: “Wedge Point”
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