Pihaka Point

Pihaka Point is a cape in Marlborough District, Marlborough. Pihaka Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Portage, as well as near the quarter Waikawa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Allports Island.

Allports Island

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Allports Island is a small uninhabited island located in Queen Charlotte Sound in Marlborough, New Zealand. It reaches a height of 79 metres and is 1 kilometre from the New Zealand mainland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waikawa and Picton.

Waikawa is a small settlement to the north east of Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand. Waikawa Bay opens onto Queen Charlotte Sound. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "bitter water" for Waikawa.

Picton

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Picton is a small but important town in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is a major hub in New Zealand's transport network, linking the South Island road and rail network with ferries that cross Cook Strait to and from Wellington in the North Island.

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.

Pihaka Point

Type: Cape
Description: point in New Zealand
Categories: point and landform
Location: Marlborough District, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.22829° or 41° 13′ 42″ south

Longitude

174.04039° or 174° 2′ 25″ east

Open location code

4VCPQ2CR+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6560257749

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

6243739

Wikidata ID

Q125466502

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In Other Languages

“Pihaka Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pihaka Point”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Portage and Te Māhia.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Torea Bay Jetty and The Snout View.

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