Ōkārito
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 35 residents
- Description: locality in Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Okarito”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ōkārito School and Three Mile Lagoon.
Ōkārito School
Historic building
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Ōkārito School is a historic building.
Three Mile Lagoon
Lagoon
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Three Mile Lagoon is situated 3½ km southwest of Ōkārito.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Forks.
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 southeast of Ōkārito.
Ōkārito
- Category: locality
- Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.22355° or 43° 13′ 25″ southLongitude
170.16265° or 170° 9′ 46″ eastPopulation
35Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ OKAOpen location code
4V8GQ5G7+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 6411467557OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Ōkārito” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ōkārito Aerodrome and Okarito Kayaks.
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