Moeraki

Moeraki is a small fishing village on the east coast of the of . It was once the location of a whaling station. In the 1870s, local interests believed it could become the main port for the north area and a railway line, the Moeraki Branch, was built to the settlement and opened in 1877.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Moeraki Boulders and Kātiki Point Lighthouse.

Photo: Beast from the Bush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The are unusually large spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut coast of between Moeraki and . is situated 2½ km northwest of Moeraki.

Lighthouse
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The , also known as Moeraki Lighthouse, shone for the first time in 1878, following several accidents on the dangerous reefs around the area, to make the area safer for ships that sailed past on their way to , . is situated 3½ km south of Moeraki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kātiki and Hampden.

Locality
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is a small settlement in North Otago, New Zealand. It lies between the townships of and on State Highway 1 at the northern end of Beach, close to the Moeraki Peninsula. is situated 4 km south of Moeraki.

Village
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, a small town in North Otago, , lies close to the North Otago coast, 35 kilometres south of and 80 kilometres north of the city of , to both of which it is connected by State Highway 1. is situated 4½ km northwest of Moeraki.

Moeraki

Latitude
-45.36099° or 45° 21′ 40″ south
Longitude
170.85151° or 170° 51′ 5″ east
Population
120
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
4V6GJVQ2+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 338530778
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2186731
Wiki­data ID
Q6890239
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Satellite Map

Discover Moeraki from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Moeraki” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Moerai”
  • Chinese: “摩拉基”
  • Dutch: “Moeraki”
  • Esperanto: “Moeraki”
  • German: “Moeraki”
  • Malay: “Moeraki”
  • Maori: “Moeraki”
  • Polish: “Moeraki”
  • Turkish: “Moeraki”

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