Lewis Pass
Lewis Pass is the northernmost of the three main mountain passes through the Southern Alps in the South Island of New Zealand. With an elevation of 907 metres, it is slightly lower than Arthur's Pass and higher than Haast Pass.Places of Interest
Highlights include Travers Peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maruia Springs.
Maruia Springs
Hamlet
Maruia Springs is a settlement in the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the south bank of the Maruia River on State Highway 7 to the west of the Lewis Pass.
Lewis Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 878 metres
- Description: gap in New Zealand
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Hurunui District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.37948° or 42° 22′ 46″ south
Longitude
172.39984° or 172° 23′ 59″ east
Elevation
878 metres (2,881 feet)
Named after
Open location code
4V9JJ9CX+6W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“Lewis Pass” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبر لويس”
- Catalan: “Lewis Pass”
- Cebuano: “Lewis Pass”
- Czech: “Lewisův průsmyk”
- Danish: “Lewis-passet”
- Dutch: “Lewis Pass”
- French: “Lewis Pass”
- German: “Lewis Pass”
- Italian: “Lewis Pass”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trovatore and Henry Saddle.
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