Poya Bay or Baie de la Poya, also known as Porwi Bay, is a bay of
New Caledonia
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It "lies about 2 miles west-northwestward of
Cape Goulvain, 2 miles in length, and is entered by Poya Passage, a narrow channel between the reefs, about 800 yards wide."
The mouth of the
Poya River The Poya River is a river of western-central New Caledonia. Its source lies near Mount Aopinie. The town of Poya lies on the river bank not far from the sea. The river mouth at Poya Bay is characterised by large mangroves. The Ndokoa Gorge lies ...
is located on the bay.
See also
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List of rivers of New Caledonia A list of rivers of New Caledonia:
* Amoa River
* Canala River
* Cap River
* Comboui River
* Diahot River
* Dothio River
* Dumbéa River
* Hienghène River
* Ho River
* Houaïlou River
* Iouanga River
* Karoipa River
* Koua River
* Kouakoué Riv ...
References
Bays of New Caledonia
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