Bronte
Bronte, a locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand, lies between Richmond and Māpua. Admiral Horatio Nelson, the eponym of the Nelson Region, became Duke of Bronte in 1799.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Tasman District, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Bronte, New Zealand”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mapua and Mahana.
Mapua
Photo: Hollahollaholla03, Public domain.
Māpua is a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. It is to the west of Nelson on State Highway 60 and on the coastline of Tasman Bay. With a thriving wharf and commercial area, Māpua has grown in popularity for visitors, with numbers swelling the region over the summer months.
Mahana
Locality
Mahana is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island. It is a small rural community in the Upper Moutere District, of mainly lifestyle block properties. equidistant from the two nearest townships of Richmond and Motueka, it has… Mahana is situated 3½ km west of Bronte.
Ruby Bay
Village
Ruby Bay is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island. It is located between Māpua and Tasman on Te Mamaku / Ruby Bay. Ruby Bay was named after small 'rubies' found within the moutere gravel. Ruby Bay is situated 3½ km north of Bronte.
Bronte
- Category: locality
- Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.26797° or 41° 16′ 5″ southLongitude
173.07949° or 173° 4′ 46″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Named after
Lord Nelson, Duke of BrontëOpen location code
4VCMP3JH+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 7747534731OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6242644Wikidata ID
Q16847247
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Bronte” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bronte, New Zealand”
- Maori: “Bronte”
- Turkish: “Bronte”
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