Ōkārito Lagoon
Ōkārito Lagoon is a coastal lagoon on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located 130 kilometres south of Hokitika, and covers an area of about 3,240 hectares, making it the largest unmodified coastal wetland in New Zealand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lagoon
- Description: lagoon in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Okarito Lagoon”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōkārito and The Forks.
Ōkārito
Hamlet
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ōkārito is a small coastal settlement on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 127 kilometres southwest of Hokitika, and 10 kilometres from State Highway 6. Ōkārito is situated 5 km southwest of Ōkārito Lagoon.
The Forks
Hamlet
Ōkārito Lagoon is a coastal lagoon on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located 130 kilometres south of Hokitika, and covers an area of about 3,240 hectares, making it the largest unmodified coastal wetland in New Zealand. The Forks is situated 6 km south of Ōkārito Lagoon.
Ōkārito Lagoon
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Ōkārito Lagoon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Ōkārito Lagoon”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Forks and Okarito.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Canoe Point and Commissioner Point.
New Zealand: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Christchurch.
Curious Lagoons to Discover
Uncover intriguing lagoons from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ōkārito Lagoon”. Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.