6-607: Waimea Inlet is a section of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere , in New Zealand's South Island . It is at the southern end of the bay, and separated from it by the partial barriers of Rabbit Island and Bell Island to the west and Monaco Peninsula and the reclaimed land of Nelson Airport to the east. The southern suburbs of Stoke and the town of Richmond lie close to the shore of Waimea Inlet. 41°18′14″S 173°11′35″E / 41.304°S 173.193°E / -41.304; 173.193 This article related to
12-637: The centre of the island's northern coast, it stretches along 120 kilometres (75 mi) of coastline and is 70 kilometres (43 mi) across at its widest point. It is an arm of the Tasman Sea , lying on the western approach to Cook Strait . At the bay's western extremity, the land around the bay is rough and densely forested. Separation Point, the westernmost point of the bay, is located in Abel Tasman National Park and separates Tasman Bay from its smaller neighbour, Golden Bay . To
18-562: The east, the land is also steep, with the westernmost points of sea-drowned valleys of the Marlborough Sounds . D'Urville Island sits to the northeast of Tasman Bay's easternmost point. Arrow Rock is situated off the coast of Nelson . The land between these two extremes is more gently rolling, and also includes the coastal plains around the mouth of the Waimea River at the bay's southernmost point. Other rivers entering
24-488: The geography of Nelson, New Zealand is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Tasman District geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tasman Bay Tasman Bay ( Māori : Te Tai-o-Aorere ; officially Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere ), originally known in English as Blind Bay , is a large V-shaped bay at the north end of New Zealand 's South Island . Located in
30-670: The middle of the twentieth century the Tasman Bay area produced large crops of tobacco . There is a tobacco museum in Motueka . It is also the most densely populated part of the South Island's north coast, and several towns and the city of Nelson are all located close to the shore. These towns include Riwaka , Motueka , Māpua and Richmond . The location's original name, Blind Bay, was given by Captain Cook in 1770. The name of
36-535: The sea along the coast of the bay include the Riwaka , the Motueka and Maitai Rivers . The long low form of Rabbit Island is located close to the bay's south coast. Tasman Bay contains the rare rock formation known as the Boulder Bank . The fertile land around the centre of the bay's coast is extensively cultivated and known for its horticultural crops such as apples, kiwifruit , olives, grapes and hops . In
#129870