South Island
Canterbury
Kaikōura District

Goose Bay

Goose Bay is a small locality in New Zealand, located 15 kilometres southwest of . It is beside a bay that is also named Goose Bay. It was named in the mid-nineteenth century, either after geese that got away from a nearby whaling station or from a Kāinga that was ruined by Te Rauparaha.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: locality in Kaikoura District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Goose Bay, New Zealand”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oaro and Peketa.

Hamlet
is a settlement close to the Pacific Ocean Coast of north Canterbury, in the of New Zealand. is within on State Highway 1 and on the South Island Main Trunk railway, 20 kilometres south of . is situated 4½ km southwest of Goose Bay.

Hamlet
Photo: Alfie66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northeast of Goose Bay.

Goose Bay

Latitude
-42.47787° or 42° 28′ 40″ south
Longitude
173.52805° or 173° 31′ 41″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
4V9MGGCH+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 544967723
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2190630
Wiki­data ID
Q65429947
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Satellite Map

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

From Maori to Turkish—“Goose Bay” goes by many names.
  • Maori: “Goose Bay”
  • Turkish: “Goose Bay”

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Highlights include Tāhunatōrea and Jacky Duffs Knob.

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