Gulf Harbour

Gulf Harbour

Gulf Harbour is a suburb development some 4 km from the end of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and 7 km from Whangaparaoa Town Centre, towards the northern end of Auckland, New Zealand. It has one of the country's largest marinas, and had, until 2023, one of the country's top golf courses and used to be regarded as a retreat for Auckland's well-off. The site is sometimes also known as Hobbs Bay and was sold in the early seventies by landowners, the Hobbs family, who still retain some of the coastal area including the Hobbs Bay beach.

Bay

A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narrow entrance. A fjord is an elongated bay formed by glacial action. The term embayment is also used for related features, such as extinct bays or freshwater environments.

Harbor

A harbor or harbour is a sheltered part of a body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be moored.

gulf

Noun

1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
2. That which swallows; the gullet.

Verb

1. To engulf.
2. To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.

harbour

Noun

1. Standard spelling of harbor.

Verb

1. Standard spelling of harbor.