Surprise Creek

Surprise Creek is a stream in Nelson, Nelson Bays.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puramāhoi and Onekaka.

Puramāhoi

Locality

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Puramāhoi is a locality, which is situated 9 km east of Surprise Creek.

Onekaka

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Onekaka is a rural district on the coast between Takaka and Collingwood in Golden Bay, at the northwestern tip of the South Island, New Zealand. It has a population of around 250.

Patons Rock is a coastal settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand. It is located in Golden Bay, northwest of Tākaka. Located on the coast of Golden Bay, between Tākaka and Collingwood, two kilometres north of State Highway 60, Patons Rock was named for the pioneer Paton family, who arrived in Nelson on the Fifeshire in 1842. Patons Rock is situated 10 km northeast of Surprise Creek.

Surprise Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-40.82825° or 40° 49′ 42″ south

Longitude

172.65016° or 172° 39′ 1″ east

Elevation

700 metres (2,297 feet)

Open location code

4VFJ5MC2+P3

GeoNames ID

6241727

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