Ruby Bay
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mapua and Bronte.
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.
Bronte
Hamlet
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. Bronte is situated 3½ km south of Ruby Bay.
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 5 km southwest of Ruby Bay.
Ruby Bay
- Type: Village with 750 residents
- Description: locality in Tasman District, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.23509° or 41° 14′ 6″ southLongitude
173.08635° or 173° 5′ 11″ eastPopulation
750Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
4VCMQ37P+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 321553707OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6249645Wikidata ID
Q65430696
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Ruby Bay” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Ruby Bay”
- Turkish: “Ruby Bay”
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