Goose Bay
Goose Bay is a locality in Canterbury, South Island. Goose Bay is situated nearby to the locality Oaro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goose Bay and Oaro.
Goose Bay
Hamlet
Goose Bay is a small locality in New Zealand, located 15 kilometres southwest of Kaikōura. 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.
Oaro
Hamlet
Oaro is a settlement close to the Pacific Ocean Coast of north Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. Oaro is within Kaikōura District on State Highway 1 and on the South Island Main Trunk railway, 20 kilometres south of Kaikōura. Oaro is situated 5 km south of Goose Bay.
Peketa
Hamlet
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Peketa is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northeast of Goose Bay.
Goose Bay
- Type: Locality
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.4683° or 42° 28′ 6″ southLongitude
173.52015° or 173° 31′ 13″ eastElevation
290 metres (951 feet)Open location code
4V9MGGJC+M3GeoNames ID
6222636
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