Breaksea Sound

Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound is a small fiord on the southwestern coast of , New Zealand in the Tasman Sea. Breaksea Island in lies at its entrance.
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  • Bay
  • …lies at an elevation of 134 metres (440 feet)
  • Description: fiord in New Zealand
  • Also known as
    “Paraikite”
    “Te Puaitaha”
    “Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound”

Breaksea Sound

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Latitude
-45.5584° or 45° 33′ 30″ south
Longitude
166.79004° or 166° 47′ 24″ east
Open location code
4V68CQRR+J2
Geo­Names ID
6201722
Wiki­data ID
Q24189522

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Maori—“Breaksea Sound” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Breaksea Sound”
  • Catalan: “Breaksea Sound”
  • Cebuano: “Breaksea Sound”
  • German: “Breaksea Sound”
  • German: “Te Puaitaha/Breaksea Sound”
  • Maori: “Paraikite”
  • Maori: “Te Puaitaha”

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