Glentunnel
Glentunnel is a village located in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has a close historical association with coal, clay and sand mines of the Malvern area.
- Type: Village with 162 residents
- Description: locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Surveyors Gully”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glentunnel Domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coalgate and Whitecliffs.
Coalgate
Village
Coalgate is a small town in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located roughly an hour west of Christchurch on State Highway 77. Coalgate is situated 2½ km east of Glentunnel.
Whitecliffs
Village
Whitecliffs is a village located in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has also been known as South Malvern, and the name of Whitecliffs comes from terrace cliffs above the Selwyn River / Waikirikiri. Whitecliffs is situated 4 km northwest of Glentunnel.
Hororata
Village
Hororata is a village at the northwestern edge of the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 15 kilometres southwest of Darfield, five kilometres south of Glentunnel, and 50 kilometres west of Christchurch, on the banks of the Hororata River. Hororata is situated 6 km south of Glentunnel.
Glentunnel
- Category: locality
- Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.48158° or 43° 28′ 54″ south
Longitude
171.93423° or 171° 56′ 3″ east
Population
162
Elevation
262 metres (860 feet)
Open location code
4V8HGW9M+9M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Glentunnel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Glentunnel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Glentunnel”
- French: “Glentunnel”
- German: “Glentunnel”
- Polish: “Glentunnel”
- Russian: “Глентаннел”
- Turkish: “Glentunnel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as South Malvern and Homebush.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glentunnel Community Centre and Glentunnel Chapel.
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