Burkes Pass
Burkes Pass is a mountain pass and at its base, a small town on State Highway 8 at the entrance to the Mackenzie Country in South Canterbury, New Zealand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 828 metres
- Description: gap and locality in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Burke Pass”, “Burke’s Pass”, and “Te Kopi-o-Ōpihi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burke Memorial.
Burkes Pass
- Categories: mountain pass, locality, and landform
- Location: Mackenzie District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.09013° or 44° 5′ 25″ southLongitude
170.59955° or 170° 35′ 58″ eastElevation
828 metres (2,717 feet)Open location code
4V7GWH5X+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 348249810OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Burkes Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Burkes Pass”
- Czech: “Burkeho průsmyk”
- German: “Burkes Pass”
- Japanese: “バークス・パス”
- Japanese: “バークス峠”
- Maori: “Burkes Pass”
- Turkish: “Burkes Pass”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burkes Pass Cemetery and Sterickers Mound.
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