North Channel
North Channel is a strait in Southland, South Island. North Channel is situated nearby to the quarter East End, as well as near the neighborhood West End.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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.
The Bluff / Motupōhue
Peak
Photo: Phill Parkinson, CC BY 2.0.
The Bluff / Motupōhue is a peak, which is situated 2½ km southwest of North Channel.
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.
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 4 km west of North Channel.
North Channel
- Type: Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-46.59842° or 46° 35′ 54″ southLongitude
168.36009° or 168° 21′ 36″ eastOpen location code
4V5CC926+J2GeoNames ID
6205154
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