Refuge Island

Refuge Island is an islet in Southland, South Island. Refuge Island is situated nearby to the locality East End, as well as near Watercress Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Watercress Beach and Oban.

Watercress Beach

Locality

Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Watercress Beach is a locality, which is situated 5 km north of Refuge Island.

Oban is the principal settlement on Stewart Island, the southernmost inhabited island of the New Zealand archipelago. Oban is centred on Halfmoon Bay, and stretches over a peninsula to Paterson Inlet. Oban is situated 6 km north of Refuge Island.

Refuge Island

Type: Islet
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-46.94801° or 46° 56′ 53″ south

Longitude

168.11758° or 168° 7′ 3″ east

Open location code

4V5C3429+Q2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 973970875

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

6203318

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