Waikawa

Waikawa is a small settlement at the mouth of the in Southland, New Zealand, at the southwestern edge of . 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 .
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: locality in Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Waikawa, Southland”

Waikawa

Latitude
-46.62674° or 46° 37′ 36″ south
Longitude
169.13135° or 169° 7′ 53″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NZ WKW
Open location code
4V5F94FJ+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 973547815
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2180285
Wiki­data ID
Q7960012
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Waikawa” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Waikawa”
  • Dutch: “Waikawa, Southland”
  • French: “Waikawa”
  • Malay: “Waikawa, Southland”
  • Malay: “Waikawa”
  • Maori: “Waikawa”
  • Spanish: “Waikawa”
  • Turkish: “Waikawa”

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