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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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: fiord in New Zealand
  • Also known as: Paraikite”, “Te Puaitaha”, and “Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound

Breaksea Sound

Latitude
-45.5584° or 45° 33′ 30″ south
Longitude
166.79004° or 166° 47′ 24″ east
Elevation
134 metres (440 feet)
Open location code
4V68CQRR+J2
Geo­Names ID
6201722
Wiki­data ID
Q24189522
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Satellite Map

Discover Breaksea Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Breaksea Sound”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.