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• D'Urville Island, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand: Marlborough Sounds, South ...

  …Home »Off the Beaten Track »D'Urville Island Off the Beaten Track to. D'Urville Island D'Urville Island is an island in the Marlborough Sounds along the northern coast of the South Island. Named after French explorer, Jules Dumont d'Urville, the island has an area of approximately 150…
  

• Free Travel Newsletter : March 2014, Whittaker's Big Egg Hunt in NZ, Auckland...

  …editor. Off the Beaten Track to. D'Urville Island Looking for the middle of somewhere that seems nowhere? Well, how about the middle of the Marlborough Sounds as an option? You can visit D'Urville Island, a small island lying near the northern coast of the South Island. Just 150 square kilometres in…
  

• FRENCH PASS BEACHFRONT VILLAS - Marlborough Sounds

  

  …base for you to explore French Pass, D'Urville Island and the western Marlborough Sounds.Your experience starts on the road to French Pass, a breath-taking drive through native bush gives way to a birds-eye view of Croisilles Harbour, the Outer Pelorus Sounds, Admiralty Bay and D'Urville Island.
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• PELORUS AIR - Marlborough Sounds

  

  …a variety of Scenic Flight options for 2-15 people. From our base in Picton, we provide easy access from Wellington, Paraparaumu and Nelson - to some of the far reaches of the area. In the Marlborough Sounds we service airstrips in Port Gore, Nopera, D'Urville Island, Elie Bay and Northwest Bay.
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• FRENCH PASS BEACHFRONT VILLAS - Marlborough Sounds : New Zealand Tourism Guide

  …explore French Pass, D'Urville Island and the western Marlborough Sounds. Your experience starts on the road to French Pass, a breath-taking drive through native bush gives way to a birds-eye view of Croisilles Harbour, the Outer Pelorus Sounds, Admiralty Bay and D'Urville Island. Please recommend…
  

• PELORUS AIR - Marlborough Sounds : New Zealand Tourism Guide

  …Paraparaumu and Nelson - to some of the far reaches of the area. In the Marlborough Sounds we service airstrips in Port Gore, Nopera, D'Urville Island, Elie Bay and Northwest Bay. Please recommend us. * Map * Directions * Contact Get directions to and from PELORUS AIR - Marlborough Sounds.…
  

• Marlborough History, Historical Places in Marlborough New Zealand

  …engages your interest immediately. Māori legend describes the entire South Island as Maui's waka (canoe), wrecked on a reef during a fishing expedition. The shattered bow of the canoe became the Sounds. D'Urville Island At the outer edges of the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand's fifth largest…
  

• Marlborough Activities, Things to Do in Marlborough New Zealand

  …and go snapper fishing * Follow the Nydia Track to Tennyson Inlet - takes two days * Visit the tiny settlement of French Pass and its offshore island d'Urville * Do the Pelorus Bridge Walks, 18 kilometres west of Havelock Useful Marlborough Links To help plan your Marlborough holiday choose from the…
  

• Abel Tasman National Park History & Historical Places, New Zealand

  …James Cook sighted the area through fog and called it "Blind Bay". In 1826 the area was explored by Frenchman, Dumont D'Urville, who gave many of the bays, islands and other areas names. European Settlement Between 1854 and 1857, about 26 pioneering European families lived along the Abel…
  

• Blenheim History New Zealand

  …safe harbour to travellers. First to Māori traders and war parties; then to European explorers, such as Captain James Cook and Dumont D'Urville; and now to visitors seeking new landscapes and rejuvenating experiences. Sailing Marlborough Sounds Marlborough, New Zealand Photographer Ivor…
  

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