Mabel Creek
Mabel Creek is a stream in Otago, South Island. Mabel Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Long Beach, as well as near the village Pūrākaunui.Places of Interest
Highlights include Orokonui Ecosanctuary and Whareakeake.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Tourism office
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary, called Te Korowai o Mihiwaka in Māori, is an ecological island wildlife reserve developed by the Otago Natural History Trust in the Orokonui Valley between Waitati and Pūrākaunui, New Zealand, 20 kilometres to the north of central Dunedin. Orokonui Ecosanctuary is situated 3 km west of Mabel Creek.
Whareakeake
Beach
Whareakeake is a beach 25 kilometres northeast of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, as well as the valley above and behind the beach. Located to the west of Aramoana and included as a section of the Otago Heads, Whareakeake was a place of habitation for Māori people from early times until the Sealers' War skirmish of 1817 from which it derived its colonial name.
Mōpānui
Peak
Photo: Giantflightlessbirds, CC BY 4.0.
Mōpānui is a peak, which is situated 2½ km west of Mabel Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Beach and Pūrākaunui.
Long Beach
Hamlet
Long Beach, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera or Wharewerawera is a small coastal settlement in Otago, New Zealand comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit.
Pūrākaunui
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pūrākaunui is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of Dunedin, in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre.
Aramoana
Village
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
Aramoana is a small coastal settlement 27 kilometres north of Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand. The settlement's permanent population in the 2001 Census was 261. Aramoana is situated 5 km east of Mabel Creek.
Mabel Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.76838° or 45° 46′ 6″ southLongitude
170.6401° or 170° 38′ 24″ eastElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
4V6G6JJR+J2GeoNames ID
6212163
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