Otira

Otira is a small township fifteen kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the northern approach to the pass, a saddle between the Ōtira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Goat Hill.

Goat Hill

Peak

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Goat Hill is a peak, which is situated 3 km east of Otira.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jacksons.

Jacksons

Hamlet

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Jacksons is a settlement and railway station in the Westland District of the West Coast of New Zealand. The TranzAlpine Express passes through Jacksons. Jacksons is situated 10 km north of Otira.

Otira

Type: Hamlet with 651 residents
Description: locality in Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.82935° or 42° 49′ 46″ south

Longitude

171.56138° or 171° 33′ 41″ east

Population

651

Elevation

390 metres (1,280 feet)

Open location code

4V9H5HC6+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2246820566

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2185264

Wikidata ID

Q794802

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Otira” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Otira”
Dutch: “Otira”
French: “Otira”
German: “Otira”
Japanese: “オティラ”
Maori: “Otira”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Otira”
Turkish: “Otira”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include John Burns Gallery of Modern Art and Otira Station.

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