Waikuku Beach
Waikuku Beach is a small settlement on the coast of the Canterbury region of New Zealand, about 3 km east of the settlement of Waikuku. The sandy beach is popular with surfers and swimmers, and the large estuary of the Ashley River hosts many species of birds.Photo: Wildman NZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waikuku and Pegasus.
Waikuku
Village
Waikuku is a small town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, which sits 28 km north of central Christchurch. Waikuku lies 11.8 km south of Leithfield on state highway 1 and 3 km north of Woodend. Waikuku is situated 3 km west of Waikuku Beach.
Pegasus
Town
Pegasus is a new town in the Waimakariri District of Canterbury, New Zealand. Named for the nearby Pegasus Bay, it is adjacent to the town of Woodend and is 25 km north of Christchurch. Pegasus is situated 3½ km southwest of Waikuku Beach.
Woodend Beach
Village
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Woodend Beach is a small rural community in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. Woodend Beach is situated 6 km south of Waikuku Beach.
Waikuku Beach
- Type: Village with 1,080 residents
- Description: locality in Waimakariri District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Waimakariri District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.28768° or 43° 17′ 16″ southLongitude
172.71867° or 172° 43′ 7″ eastPopulation
1,080Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
4V8JPP69+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 300539551OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2180217Wikidata ID
Q25661465
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Waikuku Beach” goes by many names.
- French: “Waikuku Beach”
- Maori: “Waikuku Beach”
- Turkish: “Waikuku Beach”
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