Okarito
Okarito is a locality in West Coast, South Island. Okarito is situated nearby to the locality The Forks.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ōkārito School and Three Mile Lagoon.
Ōkārito School
Historic building
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Ōkārito School is a historic building.
Three Mile Lagoon
Lagoon
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Three Mile Lagoon is situated 3½ km southwest of Okarito.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōkārito and The Forks.
Ōkārito
Hamlet
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ōkārito is a small coastal settlement on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 127 kilometres southwest of Hokitika, and 10 kilometres from State Highway 6.
The Forks
Hamlet
Ōkārito Lagoon is a coastal lagoon on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located 130 kilometres south of Hokitika, and covers an area of about 3,240 hectares, making it the largest unmodified coastal wetland in New Zealand. The Forks is situated 8 km southeast of Okarito.
Okarito
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.2183° or 43° 13′ 6″ southLongitude
170.15011° or 170° 9′ 0″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
4V8GQ5J2+M2GeoNames ID
6208823
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