Canterbury Bight
The Canterbury Bight is a large bight on the eastern side of New Zealand's South Island. The bight runs for approximately 135 kilometres from the southern end of Banks Peninsula to the settlement of Timaru and faces southeast, exposing it to high-energy storm waves originating in the Pacific Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Canterbury Bight
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.25° or 44° 15′ southLongitude
171.63333° or 171° 38′ eastOpen location code
4V7HQJ2M+28GeoNames ID
2192627
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