Tiwai Rocks

Tiwai Rocks is in New Zealand. Tiwai Rocks is situated nearby to the quarter East End, as well as near the neighborhood West End.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bluff Maritime Museum and The Bluff / Motupōhue.

Bluff Maritime Museum

Museum

Photo: Verodemortillet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bluff Maritime Museum is located in New Zealand's southernmost port of Bluff. The museum is situated on Foreshore Road and contains an extensive collection of Bluff's maritime heritage. Bluff Maritime Museum is situated 3 km west of Tiwai Rocks.

The Bluff / Motupōhue

Peak

Photo: Phill Parkinson, CC BY 2.0.

The Bluff / Motupōhue is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Tiwai Rocks.

Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is an aluminium smelter owned by Rio Tinto Group, via a joint venture called New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited. The facility, New Zealand's only aluminium smelter, is at Tiwai Point, near Bluff.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Bluff.

East End

Quarter

East End is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the east of the city centre, north of Strandon, and west of Fitzroy.

Bluff

Photo: Karora, Public domain.

Bluff is a small port town and the southernmost town on the South Island of New Zealand. It is 30 km south of the city of Invercargill.

Ocean Beach

Neighborhood

Ocean Beach is an industrial area in the Southland Region of New Zealand. For around 100 years it was the site of a freezing works. This closed in 1991, and the site has been redeveloped as an aquaculture facility. Ocean Beach is situated 5 km west of Tiwai Rocks.

Tiwai Rocks

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-46.60278° or 46° 36′ 10″ south

Longitude

168.37222° or 168° 22′ 20″ east

Open location code

4V5C99WC+VV

GeoNames ID

2208080

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West End and Ocean Beach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Captain Stirling Grave and Tiwai Point.

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