Limestone Bay
Limestone Bay is a bay in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Limestone Bay is situated nearby to the locality Tarakohe, as well as near the village Pōhara.Places of Interest
Highlights include Abel Tasman Monument and Pōhara Beach.
Abel Tasman Monument
Memorial
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
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarakohe and Pōhara.
Tarakohe
Locality
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.
Pōhara
Village
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.
Ligar Bay
Village
Limestone Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.82547° or 40° 49′ 32″ south
Longitude
172.89286° or 172° 53′ 34″ east
Open location code
4VFJ5VFV+R4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Limestone Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Limestone Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Limestone Bay”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tata Beach and Clifton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Port Tarakohe Marina and Ratanui Lodge.
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