Pūrehurehu Point
Pūrehurehu Point is a cape in Otago, South Island. Pūrehurehu Point is situated nearby to the locality Heyward Point, as well as near the hamlet Long Beach.- Type: Cape
- Description: point in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Purehurehu Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whareakeake.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Beach and Aramoana.
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.
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.
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.
Pūrehurehu Point
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.75923° or 45° 45′ 33″ southLongitude
170.67614° or 170° 40′ 34″ eastElevation
58 metres (190 feet)Open location code
4V6G6MRG+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 6592916056OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
6212429Wikidata ID
Q125214335
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In Other Languages
“Pūrehurehu Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Purehurehu Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Heyward Point and Te Ngaru.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaikai Beach and Whareakeake.
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