Swains Beach
Swains Beach is a beach in Southland, South Island. Swains Beach is situated nearby to the locality Fern Gully, as well as near Silvertown.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 6 km east of Swains Beach.
Oban
Village
Photo: John Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 7 km east of Swains Beach.
Swains Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: Beach on Stewart Island, New Zealand
- Category: landform
- Location: Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-46.908° or 46° 54′ 29″ southLongitude
168.0434° or 168° 2′ 36″ eastElevation
58 metres (190 feet)Named after
George SwainOpen location code
4V5C32RV+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 7036244968OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
6203324Wikidata ID
Q49324928
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Swains Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Swains Beach”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fern Gully and Silvertown.
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