Long Beach

Long Beach, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera or Wharewerawera is a small coastal settlement in , comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: locality in Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Long Beach, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whareakeake and Orokonui Ecosanctuary.

Beach
is a beach 25 kilometres northeast of in the of , 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, 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.

Tourism office
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
, 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 and , New Zealand, 20 kilometres to the north of central . is situated 4 km southwest of Long Beach.

Peak
Photo: Giantflightlessbirds, CC BY 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Long Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pūrākaunui and Aramoana.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement in , in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of , in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre.

Village
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
is a small coastal settlement 27 kilometres north of on the of . The settlement's permanent population in the 2001 Census was 261. is situated 5 km southeast of Long Beach.

Village
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, from the Māori Waitete, is a small seaside settlement in , New Zealand, within the city limits of . It is located close to the tidal mudflats of , 19 kilometres north of the Dunedin city centre. is situated 6 km west of Long Beach.

Long Beach

Latitude
-45.75663° or 45° 45′ 24″ south
Longitude
170.64457° or 170° 38′ 40″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
4V6G6JVV+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5201123106
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
6212426
Wiki­data ID
Q6672261
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Satellite Map

Discover Long Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Maori to Turkish—“Long Beach” goes by many names.
  • Maori: “Long Beach, Aotearoa”
  • Maori: “Long Beach”
  • Maori: “Warauwerawera”
  • Turkish: “Long Beach”

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