Tiwai Point
Tiwai Point lies at the entrance to Bluff Harbour on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. A spit which extends from the western end of the Awarua Plain, it lies between Awarua Bay to the north and Foveaux Strait to the south.- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of 11 metres (36 feet)
- Description: Point in Southland, New Zealand
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bluff Maritime Museum and The Bluff / Motupōhue.
Bluff Maritime Museum
Museum
The Bluff Maritime Museum is located in New Zealand's southernmost port of Bluff.
Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter
The Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is an aluminium…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Bluff.
East End
Quarter
East End is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand.
Bluff
Bluff is a small port town and the southernmost town on the South Island of New Zealand.
Ocean Beach
Neighborhood
Ocean Beach is an industrial area in the Southland Region of New Zealand.
Tiwai Point
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Latitude
-46.59984° or 46° 35′ 59″ south
Longitude
168.36471° or 168° 21′ 53″ east
Open location code
4V5CC927+3V
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Tiwai Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tiwai Point”
- Chinese: “蒂瓦伊波因”
- German: “Tiwai Point”
- Hebrew: “יער טיואי”
- Japanese: “ティワイ・ポイント”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tiwai Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Awarua and West End.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Captain Stirling Grave and Argyle Rock.
Southland: Highlights
Learn more about Fiordland National Park and Invercargill.
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