Frances Pillars
Frances Pillars is an island in Otago, South Island. Frances Pillars is situated nearby to the locality Tautuku, as well as near Papatowai.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cathedral Caves and Lake Wilkie.
Cathedral Caves
Cave
Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Caves is a large V shaped limestone sea cave located on Waipati Beach, 15 kilometres south of Papatowai, on the Catlins Coast in the southeast corner of New Zealand's South Island.
Lake Wilkie
Lake
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Lake Wilkie is a small, scenic lake near Tautuku Bay in the Catlins, south of Dunedin, New Zealand. It formed after the last ice age and has gradually shrunk to its current size of 1.7 hectares. Lake Wilkie is situated 4 km northeast of Frances Pillars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Papatowai and Maclennan.
Papatowai
Hamlet
Papatowai is a small settlement in the Catlins ward of the Clutha District of the southeastern South Island of New Zealand. The settlement is situated half-way between the cities of Dunedin and Invercargill, on the Pacific coast close to the mouth of the Tahakopa River. Papatowai is situated 7 km northeast of Frances Pillars.
Maclennan
Hamlet
Maclennan is a small settlement in The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres southwest of Owaka. From 1915 until its closure on 27 February 1971, the Catlins River Branch railway passed through the village, and the station building and goods shed still stand today. Maclennan is situated 9 km northeast of Frances Pillars.
Frances Pillars
- Type: Island
- Description: island in New Zealand
- Category: landform
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
“Frances Pillars” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Frances Pillars”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tautuku and Papatowai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lathyrus Bay and Tautuku Peninsula.
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