Rangitata Island
Rangitata Island was a long lens-shaped island in the delta of the braided Rangitata River in Canterbury, New Zealand, approximately halfway between Timaru and Ashburton, New Zealand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: river island and locality in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Hearntown” and “Hearntown Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ealing and Rangitata.
Ealing
Hamlet
Ealing is a lightly populated rural locality on the bank of the Rangitata River in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has a community hall, a small combined Protestant faith church and a rural fire unit based in the centre of the town. Ealing is situated 8 km north of Rangitata Island.
Rangitata
Hamlet
Rangitata is a settlement in New Zealand. It is located at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 79. The Rangitata River is located 3 kilometres north of the town and 10.7 kilometres north of Orari. Rangitata is situated 9 km northwest of Rangitata Island.
Lowcliffe
Locality
Lowcliffe is a lightly populated locality in the mid-Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on the shore of the Pacific Ocean between the mouths of the Hinds and Rangitata Rivers. Lowcliffe is situated 10 km east of Rangitata Island.
Rangitata Island
- Category: river island
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.11531° or 44° 6′ 55″ southLongitude
171.45471° or 171° 27′ 17″ eastElevation
73 metres (240 feet)Open location code
4V7HVFM3+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 10852540340OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Rangitata Island” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rangitata Island”
- Macedonian: “Остров Рангитата”
- Maori: “Rangitata Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rangitata Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rangitataøya”
- Turkish: “Rangitata Island”
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