Hook
Hook is a lightly populated locality in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on coastal plains by the Pacific Ocean and Wainono Lagoon. Hook River flows through Hook into the Wainono Lagoon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in Waimate District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Hook, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wainono Lagoon.
Wainono Lagoon
Wainono Lagoon is a shallow lagoon in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. A number of rivers flow into the lagoon, including the Hook River from the north and the Waihao River from the south.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Studholme and Makikihi.
Studholme
Hamlet
Studholme is a locality in southern Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. It is named after Michael Studholme, a pioneer European settler who arrived in the area in 1854. Studholme is situated 5 km south of Hook.
Makikihi
Village
Makikihi is a small town in the Waimate District of south Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on State Highway 1 12.2 kilometres south of Saint Andrews, Canterbury, and 15.5 kilometres northeast of Waimate. Makikihi is situated 6 km north of Hook.
Waimate
Town
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Waimate is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand, and the seat of Waimate District. It is situated just inland from the eastern coast of the South Island. The town is reached via a short detour west when travelling on State Highway One, the main north/south road. Waimate is situated 10 km southwest of Hook.
Hook
- Category: administrative territorial entity
- Location: Waimate District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.68249° or 44° 40′ 57″ southLongitude
171.13953° or 171° 8′ 22″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Named after
Canon W.F. HookOpen location code
4V7H849Q+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 7746323092OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2189833Wikidata ID
Q5897833
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Hook” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hook, New Zealand”
- French: “Hook (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Hook”
- Maori: “Hook”
- Turkish: “Hook”
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Highlights include Makikihi School and Ōpiro.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Hook”. Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.