Governors Bay

Governors Bay is a bay in Marlborough, South Island. Governors Bay is situated nearby to the village Ngākuta Bay, as well as near the hamlet Momorangi Bay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Picton and Picton Library and Service Centre.

Picton

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Picton is a railway station.

Picton Library and Service Centre

Library

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ngākuta Bay and Picton.

Ngākuta Bay is a settlement and bay in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. The bay is part of Grove Arm in Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui. Picton is about 11 km to the southeast via Queen Charlotte Drive.

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.

Waikawa

Quarter

Photo: Sid Mosdell, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Governors Bay

Type: Bay
Description: bay in New Zealand
Category: body of water
Location: Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.26725° or 41° 16′ 2″ south

Longitude

173.97049° or 173° 58′ 14″ east

Elevation

27 metres (89 feet)

Open location code

4VCMPXMC+45

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5819580346

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

6243773

Wikidata ID

Q32210842

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Satellite Map

Discover Governors Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Governors Bay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Governors Bay”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Momorangi Bay and The Grove.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Postmans Rock and WWII Signalling station.

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