Bruce Bay | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
 View across Bruce Bay to Heretaniwha | |
.svg)  Bruce Bay | |
| Coordinates: 43°36′S 169°34′E / 43.600°S 169.567°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | West Coast |
| District | Westland District |
| Electorates | West Coast-Tasman Te Tai Tonga |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 33 (Bruce Bay to Paringa) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 7886 |
| Area code | 03 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Bruce Bay is a bay and settlement in South Westland, New Zealand on the Tasman Sea. It is located on State Highway 6, 74 kilometres (46 mi) northeast of Haast and 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Fox Glacier.[1] The small settlement of Bruce Bay is located just south of the mouth of Mahitahi River. The bay is a nesting ground for the Fiordland crested penguin, and endemic Hector's dolphins and southern right whales can be observed from the shore on occasion.[2][3] Some of the bush around the bay has been cleared for farming, and quartz stones can be found on the beach.
- ^ Pope & Pope 1997, pp. 390–391.
- ^ Rainforest 2020.
- ^ Westland District Council.