Metro Cave/Te Ananui Cave

The Metro / Te Ananui Caves are a maze of limestone caves formed by the underground capture of Ananui Creek, a tributary of the Waitakere / Nile River.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave system in West Coast, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Ananui Caves”, “Metro Cave”, “Metro Cave / Te Ananui Cave”, “Metro Te Anaanui Caves”, and “Te Ananui Caves”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charleston.

Photo: Greg Schechter, CC BY 2.0.
is the first small town south of Westport on State Highway 6, in the northern part of the of the of . Located in the Buller District, it is a significant historical gold mining town once boasting more than 5,000 residents and more than 30 hotels and shops.

Metro Cave/Te Ananui Cave

Latitude
-41.93275° or 41° 55′ 58″ south
Longitude
171.48511° or 171° 29′ 6″ east
Elevation
155 metres (509 feet)
Open location code
4VCH3F8P+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1123061437
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
6215406
Wiki­data ID
Q15253265
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Metro Cave/Te Ananui Cave” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ananui Caves”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف مترو”

Localities in the Area

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