Tarakohe
Tarakohe, in older sources referred to as Terekohe, is a locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island, located east of Pōhara in Golden Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in Tasman District, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Limestone Bay” and “Terekohe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pōhara Beach and Abel Tasman Monument.
Abel Tasman Monument
Memorial
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Abel Tasman Monument is a memorial to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman—and Māori in New Zealand's Golden Bay on 18 and 19 December 1642.
Wainui Falls
Cliff
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Wainui Falls is a 20-metre waterfall in Wainui Bay, in the Tasman region of New Zealand. The waterfall is part of the Wainui River and cascades over granite bedrock into a deep pool at its base. Wainui Falls is situated 3½ km southeast of Tarakohe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pōhara and Ligar Bay.
Pōhara
Village
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pōhara is a rural locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. The locality is northeast of Tākaka and southwest of Tata Beach. To the north is Limestone Bay, part of Golden Bay / Mohua The official spelling was changed from "Pohara" to "Pōhara" by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa on 5 November 2018.
Ligar Bay
Village
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Ligar Bay is a bay and small coastal settlement in Golden Bay / Mohua. It is located between Port Tarakohe and Tata Beach. It is approximately 12 kilometres north-east of Tākaka.
Tarakohe
- Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.83117° or 40° 49′ 52″ southLongitude
172.8912° or 172° 53′ 28″ eastUnited Nations Location Code
NZ TKHOpen location code
4VFJ5V9R+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6564285667OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Tarakohe” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Tarakohe”
- Turkish: “Tarakohe”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ratanui Lodge and Port Tarakohe Marina.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tarakohe”. Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.