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Sandfly Bay

Sandfly Bay is a sandy bay with large dunes 15 kilometres east of central , New Zealand. Located on the southern side of , between Seal Point and the Gull Rocks on the western side of Sandymount, Sandfly Bay is a Department of Conservation wildlife reserve frequented by trampers.
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Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Otago Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Ōrau / Sandfly Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boulder Beach and Sandymount.

Beach
is a rocky beach on the Pacific Ocean, located on the south side of , some 15.7 kilometres by road east from central , .

Peak
is a prominent hill on , in the southeastern of . It is 13 kilometres east of the city centre of , close to the northeastern end of Sandfly Bay, and rises to a height of 312 metres.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pukehiki and Macandrew Bay.

Hamlet
is a small locality on the , within the city of on the of . It is located on the ridge which runs along the centre of the peninsula, 8 kilometres from Dunedin city centre, at a junction between Highcliff Road, which runs along the peninsula's ridge, and Castlewood Road, which descends to on the shore of the .

Quarter
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is located on the in the of . It is situated on the edge of , and is named for pioneer Scottish settler James Macandrew who lived here during his later life.

Sandfly Bay

Latitude
-45.89819° or 45° 53′ 54″ south
Longitude
170.64503° or 170° 38′ 42″ east
Open location code
4V6G4J2W+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7035840178
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2182987
Wiki­data ID
Q7416195
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Satellite Map

Discover Sandfly Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Sandfly Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sandfly Bay (luuk sa New Zealand, lat -45,90, long 170,65)”
  • Cebuano: “Sandfly Bay”
  • French: “Sandfly”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandfly Bay and Lovers Leap Natural bridge.

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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 “Sandfly Bay”. Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.