White Island

White Island is an island in . White Island is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cargill’s Castle and Tunnel Beach.

Ruins
Photo: Grutness, Public domain.
The ruins of Cargill's Castle stand on a promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean in New Zealand's southern city of . It is one of about ten castles in New Zealand, the other one in Otago being nearby .

Beach
Photo: ChristchurchHistorian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality 7.5 kilometres southwest of the city centre of , New Zealand. Located just south of , has sea-carved sandstone cliffs, rock arches and caves. is situated 3½ km northwest of White Island.

Beach
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3 km north of White Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Clair, New Zealand and St Kilda.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
St Clair is a coastal residential suburb of , New Zealand. It is located on the Pacific Ocean coast five kilometres from the city centre on the southwesternmost part of the coastal plain which makes up the southern part of the urban area, and also climbs the slopes of Forbury Hill immediately to the west of this plain. is situated 3 km north of White Island.

Suburb
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of the New Zealand city of . A densely populated residential suburb, it lies on the southern part of the city's central plain, to the southwest of the head of the harbour and immediately north of , parts of which are within the suburb and form its major geographical feature. is situated 3½ km north of White Island.

Suburb
is a suburb of southwest in the of . It is located on the slopes of Calton Hill - a spur of Forbury Hill - between Valley and the Pacific Ocean. is situated 3½ km northwest of White Island.

White Island

Latitude
-45.93333° or 45° 56′ south
Longitude
170.5° or 170° 30′ east
Open location code
4V6G3G82+M2
Geo­Names ID
2179127
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