Traveling Luck for Pelorus Sound New Zealand (general), New Zealand New Zealand flag

The timezone in Pelorus Sound is Pacific/Tarawa
Morning Sunrise at 07:13 and Evening Sunset at 17:28. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. -41.0000°, Longitude. 173.9667°

Satellite map of Pelorus Sound and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Pelorus Sound in New Zealand (general), New Zealand

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

farmstead the buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm.

Accommodation around Pelorus Sound

TravelingLuck Hotels
Availability and bookings

mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

strait a relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water.

channel the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows.

sound a long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water.

peninsula an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water.

peak a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature.

isthmus a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses and bordered by water.

cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.

locality a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries.


  WikipediaWikipedia entries close to Pelorus Sound