Fortrose
Fortrose is a locality on the southernmost coast of the South Island of New Zealand in the Southland region. It is situated on Toetoes Bay at the mouth of the Mataura River, and is on the far western edge of the Catlins.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Fortrose, New Zealand”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimahaka and Pukewao.
Waimahaka
Hamlet
Waimahaka is a locality in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated in a rural area, inland from Toetoes Bay. Nearby settlements include Pine Bush and Titiroa to the northwest, Fortification and Te Peka to the east, Pukewao and Tokanui to the southwest, and Fortrose on the coast to the south. Waimahaka is situated 7 km north of Fortrose.
Pukewao
Locality
Pukewao is a locality in the southeastern corner of the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located inland from Toetoes Bay in the very western part of the Catlins, and nearby settlements include Tokanui to the southeast, Fortrose on the coast to the southwest, and Te Peka and Waimahaka to the northwest. Pukewao is situated 7 km east of Fortrose.
Te Peka
Locality
Te Peka is a locality in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on the western edge of the Catlins region, with Waimahaka to the west, Fortrose to the southwest, and Pukewao and Tokanui to the southeast. Te Peka is situated 8 km northeast of Fortrose.
Fortrose
- Category: locality
- Location: Southland District, Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-46.57509° or 46° 34′ 30″ southLongitude
168.80084° or 168° 48′ 3″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ FOROpen location code
4V5CCRF2+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 971934263OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2190981Wikidata ID
Q5472751
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Fortrose” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Fortrose”
- Dutch: “Fortrose, New Zealand”
- French: “Fortrose (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Fortrose”
- Maori: “Fortrose”
- Spanish: “Fortrose (Nueva Zelanda)”
- Spanish: “Fortrose”
- Turkish: “Fortrose”
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