South Taranaki Bight
The South Taranaki Bight is a large bay on the west coast of New Zealand, south of Taranaki, west of the Manawatū, north and west of the western entrance of Cook Strait and north of the South Island.- Type: Bay
- Description: bight in New Zealand
- Also known as: “South Taranaki Bight (luuk sa Taranaki, lat -39,63, long 174,11)”, “South Taranaki Bight (luuk sa Taranaki, lat -39,68, long 174,24)”, “South Taranaki Bight (luuk)”, and “záliv Jižní Taranaki”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whareroa.
Whareroa
Locality
Whareroa is a locality, which is situated 10 km northeast of South Taranaki Bight.
South Taranaki Bight
- Category: body of water
- Location: Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.67825° or 39° 40′ 42″ south
Longitude
174.24021° or 174° 14′ 25″ east
Open location code
4VGP86CR+P3
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“South Taranaki Bight” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “South Taranaki Bight”
- Cebuano: “South Taranaki Bight”
- Chinese: “南塔拉纳基湾”
- Czech: “Jižní Taranaki”
- German: “South Taranaki Bight”
- Japanese: “南タラナキ湾”
- Macedonian: “Јужнотаранакиски Залив”
- Spanish: “Bahía de South Taranaki”
- Ukrainian: “Південний Таранакі”
- Venetian: “South Taranaki Bight”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Whareroa and Hawera.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: South Taranaki Bight and Inmans Redoubt.
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Worth a closer look: New Plymouth and Egmont National Park.
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