Shag Point
Shag Point / Matakaea is a headland and township in East Otago, New Zealand. Both the point and the nearby Shag River take their English name from a seabird, the pied shag.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Otago Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Shag Point / Matakaea”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kātiki and Palmerston.
Kātiki
Locality
Kātiki is a small settlement in North Otago, New Zealand. It lies between the townships of Palmerston and Hampden on State Highway 1 at the northern end of Kātiki Beach, close to the Moeraki Peninsula. Kātiki is situated 7 km north of Shag Point.
Palmerston
Village
Palmerston is a town in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located 50 kilometres to the north of the city of Dunedin, it is the largest town in the Waihemo Ward of the Waitaki District, with a population of 890 residents. Palmerston is situated 8 km west of Shag Point.
Shag Point
- Category: locality
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.46091° or 45° 27′ 39″ southLongitude
170.81479° or 170° 48′ 53″ eastElevation
96 metres (315 feet)Open location code
4V6GGRQ7+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 7760652855OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Shag Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沙戈点”
- German: “Matakaea”
- German: “Shag Point”
- German: “Shag Point/Matakaea”
- Maori: “Shag Point”
- Turkish: “Shag Point / Matakaea”
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