Okains Bay
Okains Bay is a settlement, beach and bay on the Banks Peninsula in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located approximately 10 kilometres from the main town on the Banks Peninsula, Akaroa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Okains”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Okains Bay Museum and Okains Bay School.
Okains Bay Museum
Museum
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Okains Bay Museum is a museum in Banks Peninsula, New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Akaloa and Le Bons Bay.
Little Akaloa
Hamlet
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Akaloa is a small settlement and bay on Banks Peninsula, in the South Island of New Zealand. The settlement is sited at the end of the bay, a long, finger-shaped indentation in the northeastern coast of the peninsula, some 35 kilometres southeast of Christchurch and 12 kilometres north of the near-namesake town of Akaroa. Little Akaloa is situated 6 km northwest of Okains Bay.
Le Bons Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Bons Bay is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km south of Okains Bay.
Duvauchelle
Village
Duvauchelle Bay is a small town situated at the head of Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. State Highway 75 passes through the town. The Ōnawe Peninsula separates Duvauchelle bay from Barry's Bay. Duvauchelle is situated 9 km southwest of Okains Bay.
Okains Bay
- Category: locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.70967° or 43° 42′ 35″ southLongitude
173.04242° or 173° 2′ 33″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
4V8M72RR+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 1650925935OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Okains Bay” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Okains Bay”
- French: “Okains Bay”
- Maori: “Kawatea”
- Maori: “Okains Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Okains”
- Turkish: “Okains Bay”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint John the Evangelist and Okains Bay Cemetery.
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