Golden Bay

Golden Bay is a very beautiful, relatively untouched and quiet area at the northern end of the of that is often missed by travellers.
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is the only town of size beyond , in Golden Bay, in the northwest corner of 's . At the height of the Victorian gold rush, was proposed as the capital of New Zealand.

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is the largest town and hub of Golden Bay, in the northwest corner of the of . Agriculture and tourism are the main industries in Golden Bay, so the economy is fairly seasonal.

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is a rural district on the coast between and in Golden Bay, at the northwestern tip of the , . It has a population of around 250.

Golden Bay

  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Assassin Bay”, “Assassination Bay”, “Assassins Bay”, “Bay of the Assassins”, “Golden”, “Golden Bay/Mohua”, “Massacre Bay”, “Mohua”, and “Murderer’s Bay”
  • Category: bight
  • Location: , ,
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Latitude of center
-40.6547° or 40° 39′ 17″ south
Longitude of center
172.8217° or 172° 49′ 18″ east
Geo­Names ID
2190645
Wiki­data ID
Q1512616
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Golden Bay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Golden Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Golden”
  • Chinese: “金灣”
  • Dutch: “Golden Bay”
  • Dutch: “Moordenaarsbaai”
  • Esperanto: “Ora Golfo”
  • French: “Baie des Assassins”
  • French: “Golden Bay”
  • Georgian: “გოლდენ ბეი”
  • Georgian: “გოლდენ-ბეი”
  • German: “Golden Bay”
  • German: “Golden Bay/Mohua”
  • Italian: “Golden Bay / Mohua”
  • Italian: “Golden Bay/Mohua”
  • Japanese: “ゴールデン湾”
  • Maori: “Mohua”
  • Maori: “Te Tai Tapu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Golden Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Golden Bay”
  • Norwegian: “Golden Bay”
  • Russian: “Голден-Бей”
  • Spanish: “Golden Bay/Mohua”
  • Turkish: “Altın Koyu/Mohua”
  • Urdu: “گولڈن بے”
  • Venetian: “Baja de Golden”

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