Venus Bay
Venus Bay is located on Perseverance Harbour on New Zealand's subantarctic Campbell Island. It was named for an 1874 French astronomical expedition to view the Transit of Venus, which set up camp at the site.Places of Interest
Highlights: Mount Honey and Mount Dumas.
Venus Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on the coast of Campbell Island, New Zealand
- Categories: cove and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-52.56027° or 52° 33′ 37″ south
Longitude
169.14139° or 169° 8′ 29″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
3VVFC4QR+VH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
“Venus Bay” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Bahía Venus”
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Highlights: Depot Peak and Oven of abandoned Farmstead (1900-1930s).
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