Ōkārito Lagoon

Ōkārito Lagoon is a coastal lagoon on the West Coast of New Zealand's . It is located 130 kilometres south of , and covers an area of about 3,240 hectares, making it the largest unmodified coastal wetland in New Zealand.
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  • Type: Lagoon
  • Description: lagoon in New Zealand
  • Also known as: Okarito Lagoon

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōkārito and The Forks.

Hamlet
is a small coastal settlement on the West Coast of New Zealand's , 127 kilometres southwest of , and 10 kilometres from State Highway 6. is situated 5 km southwest of Ōkārito Lagoon.

Hamlet
Ōkārito Lagoon is a coastal lagoon on the West Coast of New Zealand's . It is located 130 kilometres south of , and covers an area of about 3,240 hectares, making it the largest unmodified coastal wetland in New Zealand. is situated 6 km south of Ōkārito Lagoon.

Ōkārito Lagoon

Latitude
-43.2° or 43° 12′ south
Longitude
170.21667° or 170° 13′ east
Open location code
4V8GQ6X8+XM
Geo­Names ID
2185769
Wiki­data ID
Q893265
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Ōkārito Lagoon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بحيرة أوكاريتو
  • Cebuano: Okarito Lagoon
  • Chinese: 奥卡里托潟湖
  • Chinese: 奧卡里托潟湖
  • Esperanto: Laguno Okarito
  • French: lagune Okarito
  • French: Lagune Okarito
  • German: Ōkārito Lagoon
  • German: Okarito
  • Maori: Ōkārito
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Okarito Lagoon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ōkārito
  • Russian: Окарито
  • Swedish: Okarito

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Localities in the Area

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