Tasman Bay

Tasman Bay, originally known in English as Blind Bay, is a large V-shaped bay at the north end of 's . Located in the centre of the island's northern coast, it stretches along 120 kilometres of coastline and is 70 kilometres across at its widest point.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Blind Bay”, “Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere”, and “Tasmanův záliv”

Tasman Bay

Latitude
-41° or 41° south
Longitude
173.33333° or 173° 20′ east
Open location code
4VFM282M+28
Geo­Names ID
2181816
Wiki­data ID
Q1362310
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Tasman Bay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خليج تسمان”
  • Bulgarian: “Тасман (залив)”
  • Bulgarian: “Тасман”
  • Catalan: “Tasman Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Tasman Bay”
  • Chinese: “塔斯曼湾”
  • Chinese: “塔斯曼灣”
  • Czech: “Tasmanova zátoka”
  • Dutch: “Tasmanbaai”
  • French: “baie de Tasman”
  • French: “Baie de Tasman”
  • Georgian: “ტასმანის უბე”
  • German: “Tasman Bay”
  • German: “Tasman Bay/Te Tai-o-Aorere”
  • Japanese: “タスマン湾”
  • Korean: “태즈먼만”
  • Macedonian: “Тасманов Залив”
  • Maori: “Te Tai-o-Aorere”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tasman Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tasman Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tasmanbukta”
  • Norwegian: “Tasman Bay”
  • Polish: “Zatoka Tasmana”
  • Russian: “Тасман”
  • Slovak: “Tasmanov záliv”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Tasmania”
  • Turkish: “Tasman Körfezi”
  • Venetian: “Baja de Tasman”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cable Bay and Glenduan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tasman Bay and Māheipuku Point.

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