Thornton Bay
Thornton Bay is a settlement on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand, between Te Puru to the north and Whakatete Bay to the south.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Te Puru and Waiomu.
Te Puru
Village
Te Puru is a locality on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. State Highway 25 runs through it. Tapu lies about 7 km to the north, and Thames is about 12 km to the south.
Waiomu
Village
Waiomu is a settlement on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand, between Tapu to the north and Te Puru to the south. State Highway 25 runs through it. Waiomu is situated 4 km north of Thornton Bay.
Tararu
Hamlet
Tararu is a former gold-mining village on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. State Highway 25 runs through it; Te Puru being about 7 km to the north, and Thames about 2 km to the south. Tararu is situated 5 km south of Thornton Bay.
Thornton Bay
- Type: Village
- Description: locality in Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.06231° or 37° 3′ 44″ southLongitude
175.52547° or 175° 31′ 32″ eastElevation
67 metres (220 feet)Open location code
4VJQWGQG+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 1623503425OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Thornton Bay” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Thornton Bay”
- Turkish: “Thornton Bay”
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