Athol
Athol is a small town in Southland, New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 6, 55 km south of Queenstown, halfway between Lumsden and Kingston on the Southern Scenic Route.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 87 residents
- Description: small town in Southland, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Athol, New Zealand”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parawa and Garston.
Parawa
Locality
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Parawa is a locality in Southland, New Zealand, on State Highway 6, 5 km southwest of Athol and immediately north of Mid Dome mountain. Its name is a corruption of Paiherewao, what Maori called the mountain. Parawa is situated 4½ km southwest of Athol.
Garston
Hamlet
Garston is a small settlement in northern Southland, in the South Island of New Zealand, located close to the region's boundary with Otago. It is the most inland settlement in New Zealand. Garston is situated 10 km northeast of Athol.
Athol
- Category: locality
- Location: Southland District, Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.50951° or 45° 30′ 34″ southLongitude
168.57433° or 168° 34′ 28″ eastPopulation
87Elevation
276 metres (906 feet)Named after
Harry AtholOpen location code
4V6CFHRF+5POpenStreetMap ID
node 175698091OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Athol” goes by many names.
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