Tarakohe
Tarakohe is a locality in Tasman District, New Zealand. Tarakohe is situated nearby to the locality Pohara, as well as near the village Ligar Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pōhara Beach and Abel Tasman Monument.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarakohe and Pōhara.
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.
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.
Ligar Bay
Village
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
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. Ligar Bay is situated 2½ km east of Tarakohe.
Tarakohe
- Type: Locality
- Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.81825° or 40° 49′ 6″ southLongitude
172.88017° or 172° 52′ 49″ eastOpen location code
4VFJ5VJJ+P3GeoNames ID
6242403
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