Parnassus
Parnassus is a locality in the Canterbury region's Hurunui District on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the north bank of the Waiau Uwha River.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (100 feet)
- …is also known as “Parnassus, New Zealand”
- …is named after Mount Parnassus
- Description: locality in Hurunui District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
-42.71176° or 42° 42′ 42″ south
Longitude
173.29126° or 173° 17′ 29″ east
Open location code
4V9M77QR+7G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Parnassus” goes by many names.
ParnassusCatalan
Parnassus, New ZealandDutch
パルナッソスJapanese
ParnassusMaori
ParnassusTurkish
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