Waikawa
Waikawa is a small settlement at the mouth of the Waikawa River in Southland, New Zealand, at the southwestern edge of The Catlins. The township is now a small fishing settlement, but at one time in the late 19th century was a major port, shipping timber from the sawmills of the Catlins north to help build the new town of Dunedin.
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Latitude
-46.62674° or 46° 37′ 36″ south
Longitude
169.13135° or 169° 7′ 53″ east
UN/LOCODE
NZ WKW
Open location code
4V5F94FJ+8G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Waikawa” goes by many names.
WaikawaCatalan
Waikawa, SouthlandDutch
WaikawaMalay
Waikawa, SouthlandMalay
WaikawaMaori
WaikawaTurkish
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