Poison Point
Poison Point is a cape in Marlborough District, Marlborough. Poison Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Portage, as well as near Nōpera.Places of Interest
Highlights include HMS Sparrow.
HMS Sparrow
Disaster remains
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Sparrow was a Redbreast-class gunboat launched in 1889, the sixth Royal Navy ship to bear the name. She became the New Zealand training ship NZS Amokura in 1906 and was sold in 1922.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waitaria Bay.
Waitaria Bay
Locality
Waitaria Bay is a locality in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It lies on the northern side of Kenepuru Sound in the Marlborough Sounds. The town is one of the most isolated in the South Island to have a school.
Poison Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in New Zealand
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Marlborough District, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.1779° or 41° 10′ 40″ southLongitude
174.011° or 174° 0′ 40″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
4VCPR2C6+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 11662373351OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
6243724Wikidata ID
Q107856366
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