Moncks Bay

Moncks Bay is a south-eastern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The first European owner of 100 acres in Moncks Bay was George Heath, who arrived in Lyttelton in March 1851 on the Isabella Hercus.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Southshore Spit Reserve and Matuku-takotako.

Southshore Spit Reserve

Nature reserve

Southshore Spit Reserve

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Southshore Spit Reserve is a nature reserve.

Matuku-takotako

Beach

Matuku-takotako

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Matuku-takotako is a beach.

Cave Rock

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cave Rock is a volcanic rock formation in Sumner, New Zealand. The prominent rock outcrop is a visual landmark on Sumner Beach, with a signalling mast built on top.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clifton and Redcliffs.

Clifton

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Clifton is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Clifton is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant. Most of Clifton was originally purchased by Dr Alfred Barker, who had applied for a 50 acres land grant from the Christchurch land office.

Redcliffs

Suburb

Photo: Blue Bubble Blower, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Redcliffs is an outer coastal suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Richmond Hill

Quarter

Richmond Hill is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Richmond Hill is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant.

Moncks Bay

Type: Quarter with 486 residents
Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
Categories: suburb and locality
Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.56639° or 43° 33′ 59″ south

Longitude

172.7436° or 172° 44′ 37″ east

Population

486

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

4V8JCPMV+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1141435112

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Moncks Bay” goes by many names.

Turkish: “Moncks Bay”

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