Kaika
Kaika is a locality in Otago, South Island. Kaika is situated nearby to the village Moeraki, as well as near the locality Hillgrove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kātiki Point Lighthouse.
Kātiki Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Hayden5650, Public domain.
The Kātiki Point Lighthouse, also known as Moeraki Lighthouse, shone for the first time in 1878, following several accidents on the dangerous reefs around the area, to make the area safer for ships that sailed past on their way to Port Chalmers, Dunedin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moeraki and Kātiki.
Moeraki
Village
Photo: jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0.
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.
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 3½ km southwest of Kaika.
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 6 km northwest of Kaika.
Kaika
- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in Otago Region, New Zealand
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.37121° or 45° 22′ 16″ southLongitude
170.86413° or 170° 51′ 51″ eastElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
4V6GJVH7+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 6585846538OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Kaika” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Kaika”
- Turkish: “Kaika”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hillgrove and Trotters Gorge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moeraki and Kawa.
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