Poverty Bay
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Poverty Bay is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island to the north of Hawke Bay. It stretches for 10 kilometres from Young Nick's Head in the southwest to Tuaheni Point in the northeast. The city of Gisborne is located on the northern shore of the bay.
Poverty Bay was so named by Captain Cook, because he was unable to obtain supplies here.
Poverty Bay is also the name of whe whole district.
Poverty Bay was so named by Captain Cook, because he was unable to obtain supplies here.
Poverty Bay is also the name of whe whole district.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_Bay
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Coordinates: 38°42'52"S 177°59'36"E
- Waihau Bay 41 km
- Hawke Bay 92 km
- Ohiwa Harbour 116 km
- Tapuaeharuru Bay 172 km
- Bay of Plenty 208 km
- Mercury Bay 298 km
- Firth of Thames 312 km
- Coromandel Harbour 314 km
- North Taranaki Bight 326 km
- Manukau Harbour 365 km
- Young Nick's Head 5.7 km
- Gisborne Airport (NZGS) 5.8 km
- Waihirere Reserve 17 km
- Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve 24 km
- Lake Waikareiti 72 km
- Mt Hikurangi 88 km
- Motu River mouth 101 km
- Haupara Point 128 km
- Matakaoa Point 131 km
- Whakaari/White Island 151 km