Governors

Governors is a bay in New Zealand. Governors is situated nearby to the locality Allandale, as well as near Allendale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cass Peak and Sugarloaf.

Cass Peak

Peak

Ōrongomai / Cass Peak is a hill in the western Port Hills in Christchurch, New Zealand. Its most notable feature is a radar dome that was built on the peak in the late 1980s, which is used for aircraft positioning services. Cass Peak is situated 2½ km west of Governors.

Sugarloaf

Peak

Photo: CoderThomasB, CC0.

Sugarloaf is a hill in the Port Hills, 8 km south of central Christchurch in New Zealand. The hill is home to the main television and FM radio transmitter for Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region. Sugarloaf is situated 3½ km north of Governors.

Marleys Hill

Peak

Marleys Hill is a hill in the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand. It is a short distance south-west of Sugarloaf, and is taller than it by a few metres. Marleys Hill is situated 3 km northwest of Governors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ohinetahi and Governors Bay.

Ohinetahi

Locality

Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ohinetahi is a locality.

Governors Bay

Village

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Governors Bay is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Teddington

Hamlet

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Teddington is a very small community on Banks Peninsula at the head of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō. It sits on the junction of the road to Gebbies Pass and the road from Purau to Christchurch. Teddington is situated 3½ km south of Governors.

Governors

Type: Bay
Also known as: “O-hine-tahi”, “O-toro-miro”, “Pukekaroro”, “Te Pawhaka-taka”, and “Te Whaka-raupo”
Category: body of water
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.63387° or 43° 38′ 2″ south

Longitude

172.65753° or 172° 39′ 27″ east

Open location code

4V8J9M85+F2

GeoNames ID

2190569

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