Winter Creek
Winter Creek is a stream in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Winter Creek is situated nearby to the locality Tarakohe, as well as near the village Ligar Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abel Tasman Monument and Wainui Falls.
Abel Tasman Monument
Memorial
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The Abel Tasman Monument is a memorial to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman—and Māori in New Zealand's Golden Bay on 18 and 19 December 1642.
Wainui Falls
Cliff
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Wainui Falls is a 20-metre waterfall in Wainui Bay, in the Tasman region of New Zealand. The waterfall is part of the Wainui River and cascades over granite bedrock into a deep pool at its base. Wainui Falls is situated 3½ km southeast of Winter Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarakohe and Ligar Bay.
Tarakohe
Locality
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Tarakohe, in older sources referred to as Terekohe, is a locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island, located east of Pōhara in Golden Bay.
Ligar Bay
Village
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Ligar Bay is a bay and small coastal settlement in Golden Bay / Mohua. It is located between Port Tarakohe and Tata Beach. It is approximately 12 kilometres north-east of Tākaka.
Pōhara
Village
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Pōhara is a rural locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. The locality is northeast of Tākaka and southwest of Tata Beach. To the north is Limestone Bay, part of Golden Bay / Mohua The official spelling was changed from "Pohara" to "Pōhara" by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa on 5 November 2018.
Winter 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″ southLongitude
172.90017° or 172° 54′ 1″ eastElevation
68 metres (223 feet)Open location code
4VFJ5WC2+P3GeoNames ID
6242390
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