Wainui Falls
Wainui Falls is a 20-metre waterfall in Wainui Bay, in the Tasman region of New Zealand. The waterfall is part of the Wainui River and cascades over granite bedrock into a deep pool at its base.Photo: Insertcleverphrasehere, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pigeon Saddle and Abel Tasman Monument.
Pigeon Saddle
Mountain saddle
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pigeon Saddle is a mountain saddle, which is situated 4 km northeast of Wainui Falls.
Abel Tasman Monument
Memorial
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Abel Tasman Monument is a memorial to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman—and Māori in New Zealand's Golden Bay on 18 and 19 December 1642. Abel Tasman Monument is situated 3½ km northwest of Wainui Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anatimo and Ligar Bay.
Anatimo
Hamlet
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anatimo is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Wainui Falls.
Ligar Bay
Village
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Ligar Bay is a bay and small coastal settlement in Golden Bay / Mohua. It is located between Port Tarakohe and Tata Beach. It is approximately 12 kilometres north-east of Tākaka. Ligar Bay is situated 3½ km northwest of Wainui Falls.
Tarakohe
Locality
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tarakohe, in older sources referred to as Terekohe, is a locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island, located east of Pōhara in Golden Bay. Tarakohe is situated 3½ km northwest of Wainui Falls.
Wainui Falls
- Type: Cliff
- Description: waterfall in Tasman, New Zealand
- Categories: waterfall and landform
- Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-40.84854° or 40° 50′ 55″ southLongitude
172.92841° or 172° 55′ 42″ eastHeight
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
4VFJ5W2H+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 5252895022OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliffOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q34761801
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Persian—“Wainui Falls” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wainui Falls”
- Czech: “Vodopád Wainui”
- Czech: “Wainui”
- German: “Wainui Falls”
- Persian: “آبشار وینوی”
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Notable Places Nearby
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Nearby Places
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