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Golden Bay

New Zealand / Tasman / Takaka /
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Golden Bay lies at the edge of the junction between the Tasman Sea and Cook Strait. It stretches for 45 kilometres from the long sand spit of Farewell Spit in the north to Separation Point in Abel Tasman National Park at its southern extremity.
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Coordinates:   40°39'26"S   172°51'29"E

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  • misterutu
    Was formerly named "Murderer's Bay" by Abel Tasman in 1642, when hostile Maori violently prevented Tasman's men from landing.
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