Waiuta
Waiuta is the location of a historic mining town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is now abandoned and considered a ghost town.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 400 metres (1,300 feet)
- Description: locality in Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackwater and Big River.
Blackwater
Blackwater is a hamlet.
6 km northwest of Waiuta
Big River
Locality
Big River is an abandoned mining town in the Buller District of New Zealand.
8 km northeast of Waiuta
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Latitude
-42.29393° or 42° 17′ 38″ south
Longitude
171.82223° or 171° 49′ 20″ east
Open location code
4V9HPR4C+CV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = locality
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Waiuta” goes by many names.
WaiutaCatalan
WaiutaDutch
وايوتاEgyptian Arabic
WaiutaMaori
WaiutaTurkish
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