Waimea Plain
The Waimea Plains is an area of pastoral land extending from Gore toward Lumsden. The land is chiefly used for sheep and deer farming, and is part of the Southland Plains.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Plain
- Description: area of pastoral land in the Southland Plains, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Waimea Plains”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour.
Balfour
Village
Balfour is a small town located in the Southland region of New Zealand. Accounts of Balfour's naming differ: according to one report, it was named after an employee of the Waimea Company who lived there; alternatively it may have been named after James Melville Balfour, Marine Engineer to the New Zealand Government and uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Waimea Plain
- Categories: plain and landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Waimea Plain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waimea Plains”
- German: “Waimea Plains”
- Maori: “Kā Rā-o-Takitimu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ardlussa and Kingston Crossing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balfour Racecourse and Tower Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waimea Plain”. Photo: Inkey, Public domain.