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Porpoise Bay

Porpoise Bay is in , on the southern coast of 's . The bay sweeps gently from North Head, at the entrance to Harbour, around to South Head.
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Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waikawa.

Hamlet
is a small settlement at the mouth of the in Southland, New Zealand, at the southwestern edge of . The township is now a small fishing settlement, but at one time in the late 19th century was a major port, shipping timber from the sawmills of the Catlins north to help build the new town of .

Porpoise Bay

Latitude
-46.64944° or 46° 38′ 58″ south
Longitude
169.11854° or 169° 7′ 7″ east
Open location code
4V5F9429+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 268756190
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2184380
Wiki­data ID
Q7230363
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Porpoise Bay” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Curio Bay and Curio Bay Fossil Forest.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Penguin Viewpoint and Curio Bay Christian Community Centre.

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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 “Porpoise Bay”. Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.