Whitecliffs

Whitecliffs is a village located in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has also been known as South Malvern, and the name of Whitecliffs comes from terrace cliffs above the Selwyn River / Waikirikiri.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glentunnel and Coalgate.

Glentunnel

Village

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Glentunnel is a village located in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has a close historical association with coal, clay and sand mines of the Malvern area. Glentunnel is situated 4 km southeast of Whitecliffs.

Coalgate

Village

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Coalgate is a small town in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located roughly an hour west of Christchurch on State Highway 77. Coalgate is situated 6 km east of Whitecliffs.

Hororata

Village

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Hororata is a village at the northwestern edge of the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 15 kilometres southwest of Darfield, five kilometres south of Glentunnel, and 50 kilometres west of Christchurch, on the banks of the Hororata River. Hororata is situated 10 km southeast of Whitecliffs.

Whitecliffs

Type: Village with 200 residents
Description: locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.46189° or 43° 27′ 43″ south

Longitude

171.89377° or 171° 53′ 38″ east

Population

200

Elevation

295 metres (968 feet)

Open location code

4V8HGVQV+6G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2211034659

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2179139

Wikidata ID

Q7995803

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Whitecliffs” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Whitecliffs”
French: “Whitecliffs (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
French: “Whitecliffs”
Maori: “Whitecliffs”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whitecliffs”
Turkish: “Whitecliffs”

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