Ligar Bay
Ligar Bay is a bay in New Zealand. Ligar Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Tata Beach, as well as near the locality Tarakohe.Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abel Tasman Monument and Wainui Falls.
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
Photo: Insertcleverphrasehere, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ligar Bay and Tata Beach.
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.
Tata Beach
Hamlet
Photo: nut.in.a.hut, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tata Beach is a beach and small coastal settlement of predominantly holiday houses in the South Island, New Zealand. Found in the Golden Bay region, it is approximately 14 kilometres north-east of Tākaka.
Tarakohe
Locality
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Ligar Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bight in New Zealand
- Categories: bight and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-40.81801° or 40° 49′ 5″ southLongitude
172.90582° or 172° 54′ 21″ eastNamed after
Charles Whybrow LigarOpen location code
4VFJ5WJ4+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5835340139OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
“Ligar Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ligar Bay”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Port Tarakohe Marina and Tata Beach.
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