Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf is a hill in the Port Hills, 8 km south of central Christchurch in New Zealand. The hill is home to the main television and FM radio transmitter for Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: CoderThomasB, CC0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 427 metres
- Description: mountain in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Rhodes Sugarloaf” and “Te Heru-o-Kahukura / Sugarloaf”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pukeatua / Dyers Pass and Sign of the Kiwi.
Pukeatua / Dyers Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pukeatua / Dyers Pass is a mountain saddle.
Sign of the Kiwi
Café
Photo: Allie Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Sign of the Kiwi, originally called Toll House, is a small café and shop at Dyers Pass on the road between Christchurch and Governors Bay. It was built in 1916–17 by Harry Ell as a staging post and opened as a tearoom and rest house.
Victoria Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Victoria Park is a large recreational area on the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand, established in 1883.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Governors Bay and Rāpaki.
Governors Bay
Village
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Governors Bay is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Rāpaki
Quarter
Photo: Allie Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa, commonly known as Rāpaki or Rapaki, is a small settlement within the Lyttelton Harbour basin. Rāpaki is one of four Banks Peninsula rūnanga based around marae.
Sugarloaf
- Categories: mountain, hill, and landform
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.60368° or 43° 36′ 13″ southLongitude
172.64952° or 172° 38′ 58″ eastElevation
427 metres (1,401 feet)Open location code
4V8J9JWX+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 257908069OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Maori—“Sugarloaf” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Тэ Геру-о-Кагукура”
- Belarusian: “Цукровая галава”
- Cebuano: “Sugar Loaf”
- Dutch: “Sugarloaf”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سوجارلواف (نيوزيلاندا)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سوجارلواف”
- Irish: “Te Heru-o-Kahukura”
- Ladin: “Te Heru-o-Kahukura/Sugarloaf”
- Maori: “Te Heru-o-Kahukura”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Taukahara and Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include seat and seat.
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