Pillar Point
Pillar Point is a cape in Tasman District, New Zealand. Pillar Point is situated nearby to the locality Pūponga, as well as near Triangle Flat.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pillar Point Lighthouse and Wharariki Ecosanctuary.
Wharariki Ecosanctuary
Nature reserve
Wharariki Beach
Beach
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pūponga and Port Pūponga.
Pūponga
Locality
Pūponga is a tiny settlement in New Zealand and is the northernmost settlement in the South Island. It is in the Tasman District, 18 kilometres north of Collingwood, at the foot of Farewell Spit.
Pillar Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: New Zealand point
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.50225° or 40° 30′ 8″ south
Longitude
172.71675° or 172° 43′ 0″ east
Open location code
4VFJFPX8+4P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Pillar Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pillar Point (punta sa Nuzeland)”
- Cebuano: “Pillar Point”
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