Cass
Cass is a small locality in inland Canterbury on New Zealand's South Island, near Arthur's Pass. It is known for its small railway station which was the subject of the 1936 painting Cass by Rita Angus, voted in 2006 New Zealand's favourite work of art.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 580 metres (1,900 feet)
- …is also known as “Cass, New Zealand”
- …is named after Thomas Cass
- Description: locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Places of Interest
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Cass
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Latitude
-43.03589° or 43° 2′ 9″ south
Longitude
171.75641° or 171° 45′ 23″ east
Open location code
4V8HXQ74+JH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Cass” goes by many names.
Cass, New ZealandDutch
CassMaori
Cass på New ZealandNorwegian Nynorsk
КэссRussian
CassTurkish
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