Moeraki

Moeraki is a locality in Otago, South Island. Moeraki is situated nearby to the locality Hillgrove, as well as near Kaika.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Moeraki Boulders.

Moeraki Boulders

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The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moeraki and Hampden.

Moeraki is a small fishing village on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It was once the location of a whaling station. In the 1870s, local interests believed it could become the main port for the north Otago area and a railway line, the Moeraki Branch, was built to the settlement and opened in 1877.

Hampden

Village

Hampden, a small town in North Otago, New Zealand, lies close to the North Otago coast, 35 kilometres south of Oamaru and 80 kilometres north of the city of Dunedin, to both of which it is connected by State Highway 1. Hampden is situated 4 km northwest of Moeraki.

Kātiki

Locality

Kātiki is a small settlement in North Otago, New Zealand. It lies between the townships of Palmerston and Hampden on State Highway 1 at the northern end of Kātiki Beach, close to the Moeraki Peninsula. Kātiki is situated 4½ km south of Moeraki.

Moeraki

Type: Locality
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.35837° or 45° 21′ 30″ south

Longitude

170.8401° or 170° 50′ 24″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

4V6GJRRR+M2

GeoNames ID

6215132

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moeraki Road and Moeraki Beach.

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