Jackson Bay
Jackson Bay / Okahu is a gently curving 24-kilometre bay on the southern West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It faces the Tasman Sea to the north, and is backed by the Southern Alps.
- Bay
- …is named after Port Jackson
- Description: bay in New Zealand
- Also known as“Jackson Bay / Okahu”“Jackson’s Bay”“Open Bay”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jackson Bay.
Jackson Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
-43.97784° or 43° 58′ 40″ south
Longitude
168.65798° or 168° 39′ 29″ east
Open location code
4V8C2MC5+V5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Jackson Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jackson Bay/Okahu”
- French: “baie Jackson”
- French: “Baie Jackson”
- German: “Jackson Bay (Bucht)”
- German: “Jackson Bay/Okahu”
- Maori: “Okahu”
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