Carters Beach

Carters Beach is a suburb of Westport on the West Coast of 's South Island. Located 6 kilometres west of on State Highway 67A, it offers a pristine sheltered sandy beach on the West Coast suitable for swimming.
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  • Type: Village with 330 residents
  • Description: locality near Westport, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Carter’s Beach”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carters Beach and Westport Airport.

Beach
Photo: PDXMaria, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aerodrome
Photo: Fmarier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an airport in Kawatiri, , . Originair has the only scheduled services into Westport, flying to Wellington using eighteen-seat BAE Jetstream 31.

Library
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
The , also known as the Westport Library and the Buller District Library, is a district library located in in the West Coast region of the of New Zealand. is situated 3½ km east of Carters Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westport and Sergeants Hill.

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.
is the main town of the Buller District, in the northern part of the of the of . has spectacular beaches at its back door, and the mighty Buller River, the largest river by volume in NZ, runs right beside the town.

Locality
is a lightly populated locality in the West Coast region of New Zealand's . It is situated in a rural setting on the eastern outskirts of in the . is situated 8 km east of Carters Beach.

Carters Beach

Latitude
-41.74836° or 41° 44′ 54″ south
Longitude
171.55494° or 171° 33′ 18″ east
Population
330
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
4VCH7H23+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1634472654
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2192573
Wiki­data ID
Q5047247
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Carters Beach” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Carters Beach”
  • French: “Carters Beach”
  • Hausa: “Yankin Carters”
  • Maori: “Carters Beach”
  • Turkish: “Carters Beach”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carters Beach Domain and Westport Golf Club.

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