Porpoise Bay
Porpoise Bay is in the Catlins, on the southern coast of New Zealand's South Island. The bay sweeps gently from North Head, at the entrance to Waikawa Harbour, around to South Head.
- Bay
- Description: bay on the southern coast of New Zealand’s South Island
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waikawa.
Porpoise Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
-46.64944° or 46° 38′ 58″ south
Longitude
169.11854° or 169° 7′ 7″ east
Open location code
4V5F9429+6C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = bay
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Porpoise Bay” goes by many names.
Porpoise BayCebuano
Porpoise Bay (luuk sa New Zealand)Cebuano
ポーポイズ湾 (ニュージーランド)Japanese
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