Benvenue Cliffs

Benvenue Cliffs is a cliff in Timaru District, Canterbury and has an elevation of 20 metres. Benvenue Cliffs is situated nearby to the suburb Maori Hill, as well as near Waimataitai.

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Canterbury Museum and Chalmers Church.

South Canterbury Museum

Museum

Photo: Karora, Public domain.

South Canterbury Museum is a museum located in Timaru, New Zealand and owned by the Timaru District Council. Its collections include natural history specimens, Māori artefacts, European settlement and recent social history and documentary history.

Chalmers Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

St Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0.

St Mary's Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church located in Timaru, in the Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand. One of the defining landmarks in Timaru, the present church was built in three stages in 1880, consecrated in 1886, with the distinct tower added in 1910.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waimataitai and Timaru.

Waimataitai

Suburb

Photo: David Nind, CC0.

Waimataitai is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

Timaru

Photo: Heather Rainbow, CC0.

Timaru is a city of 28,900 as of June 2023 on the South Island of New Zealand, on the east coast at Caroline Bay. It is a seaport and the second largest city in the Canterbury region, and is about halfway between Christchurch and Dunedin.

Seaview

Suburb

Seaview is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located immediately west of the town centre.

Benvenue Cliffs

Type: Cliff with an elevation of 20 metres
Description: cliff in New Zealand
Category: landform
Location: Timaru District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-44.38501° or 44° 23′ 6″ south

Longitude

171.24653° or 171° 14′ 48″ east

Elevation

20 metres (66 feet)

Open location code

4V7HJ67W+XJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7049450228

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

GeoNames ID

6214620

Wikidata ID

Q31717623

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Benvenue Cliffs” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Benvenue Cliffs”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Maori Hill and Smithfield.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Blackett’s Lighthouse and Te Upoko-o-Rākaitauheke.

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