Fortification
Fortification is a locality in the western part of the Catlins region of Southland in New Zealand's South Island. Nearby settlements include Quarry Hills and Waikawa to the southeast, Tokanui to the southwest, and Waimahaka to the west.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 270 metres (900 feet)
- …is also known as “Fortification, New Zealand”
- Description: locality in Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tokanui and Te Peka.
Te Peka
Locality
Te Peka is a locality in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island.
9 km west of Fortification
Fortification
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
-46.50807° or 46° 30′ 29″ south
Longitude
168.98872° or 168° 59′ 19″ east
Open location code
4V5CFXRQ+QF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Fortification” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”
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