Awarua
Awarua is a hamlet in Southland, South Island. Awarua is situated nearby to the hamlet Woodend, as well as near Motu Rimu.Places of Interest
Highlights include Awarua Tracking Station.
Awarua Tracking Station
Military installation
Awarua Satellite Ground Station is an Earth station built initially to support the European Space Agency Ariane 5 ES ATV launch campaigns. It was established by Venture Southland in 2007. Awarua Tracking Station is situated 3 km south of Awarua.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodend and Clifton.
Woodend
Hamlet
Woodend is a rural suburb of the New Zealand city of Invercargill. Woodend is situated 3½ km northeast of Awarua.
Clifton
Suburb
Clifton is the southernmost suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill. It is located close to the shore of the New River estuary on State Highway 1, 5 kilometres southeast of the city centre and 4 kilometres northwest of Woodend. Clifton is situated 6 km north of Awarua.
Tisbury
Hamlet
Tisbury is a semi-rural suburb of Invercargill in the south-eastern corner of the city, covering approximately 8.21 km². Its origins lie in agricultural land-use on the fringe of Invercargill, and over time it has evolved into a mix of lifestyle-blocks, small farms and residential lots. Tisbury is situated 7 km north of Awarua.
Awarua
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-46.50285° or 46° 30′ 10″ southLongitude
168.3658° or 168° 21′ 57″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
4V5CF9W8+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 971934471OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
Discover Awarua from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Awarua” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Awarua”
- Turkish: “Awarua”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Motu Rimu and Coopers Creek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Awarua Communications Museum and Woodend Hall Reserve.
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