Tiwai Wharf
Tiwai Wharf is a wharf in Invercargill City, Southland. Tiwai Wharf is situated nearby to the quarter East End, as well as near the peak The Bluff / Motupōhue.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bluff Maritime Museum and The Bluff / Motupōhue.
Bluff Maritime Museum
Museum
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 1¼ km west of Tiwai Wharf.
The Bluff / Motupōhue
Peak
Photo: Phill Parkinson, CC BY 2.0.
The Bluff / Motupōhue is a peak, which is situated 2½ km south of Tiwai Wharf.
Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter
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. Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is situated 2½ km east of Tiwai Wharf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bluff and East End.
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.
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.
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 3 km west of Tiwai Wharf.
Tiwai Wharf
- Type: Wharf
- Category: transportation
- Location: Invercargill City, Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-46.59167° or 46° 35′ 30″ southLongitude
168.34861° or 168° 20′ 55″ eastOpen location code
4V5CC85X+8CGeoNames ID
2208088
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