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Explore Ocean Bay in New Zealand
Ocean Bay in the region of Marlborough is a town in New Zealand - some 35 mi or ( 57 km ) West of Wellington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Ocean Bay is now 06:21 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wellington, Tuamarina, Te Weka, Te Pangu, and Spring Creek. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wellington . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ocean Bay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
New Zealand ~ Aotearoa road trip 2011
Memories of a beautiful travel across New Zealand, with music from Panda, a singer we saw performing on a terrace in Queenstown - South Island. / Herinneringen aan een prachtige reis door Nieuw Zeelan ..
Ab663 & WAb794 at elevation 2006
Double Heading at its Best. 663 &794 begin their run down the South Island , for the Dunedin Station centenary celebrations, October 06. This is the climb out of Picton. {my 1st time in the South Isla ..
Cruise to the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
Discover the best of Picton and the Marlborough Sounds with these onshore activities on a cruise to New Zealand. Plan your trip at www.newzealand.com. ..
seals playing Marlborough Sounds NINE DIVES New Zealand
seals playing next to NINE DIVES boat in the Marlborough Sounds Marine Park, filmed on a sealswimming scuba trip with NINE DIVES in Picton New Zealand ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Port Underwood
Port Underwood is a sheltered harbour which forms the north-east extension of Cloudy Bay at the northeast of New Zealand's South Island, on the east coast of the Marlborough Sounds. With only a relatively narrow entrance to the south-south-east it is sheltered from almost all winds. Originally considered part of Cloudy Bay the port was named after Joseph Underwood of the shipping firm Kabel and Underwood in the early 19th century.
Located at -41.33 174.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Graham River
The Graham River is a river in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand. It arises to the south-east of Mount McCormick and flows north, then west, then north again, and into Whatamango Bay on the south side of Queen Charlotte Sound. Part of the river valley was subdivided into residential sections in the 1950s. Some of the sections were built on in 2000.
Located at -41.28 174.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Edwin Fox (ship)
Edwin Fox is unique as the only surviving ship that transported convicts to Australia, brought settlers to both Australia and New Zealand and served in the Crimean War. She is the oldest surviving merchant sailing ship. The ship is drydocked at The Edwin Fox Maritime Centre at Picton in New Zealand.
Located at -41.28 174.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Picton, New Zealand
Picton is a town in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It is close to the head of Queen Charlotte Sound near the north-east corner of the South Island. The population was 2928 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 72 from 2001. The town is named after Sir Thomas Picton, the Welsh military associate of the Duke of Wellington, who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo. Inter-island ferries to and from Wellington arrive and depart here by way of the Marlborough Sounds.
Located at -41.28 174.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Allports Island
Allports Island is a small uninhabited island located in Queen Charlotte Sound in Marlborough, New Zealand. It reaches a height of 79 metres and is 1 kilometre from the New Zealand mainland. An even smaller unnamed island lies immediately to the east of it. Both islands are covered in native bush. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:41|14|S|174|04|E|region:NZ_type:isle|| |primary |name= }}
Located at -41.23 174.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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