Oaro
Oaro is a locality in Canterbury, South Island. Oaro is situated nearby to the hamlet Goose Bay.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oaro and Goose Bay.
Oaro
Hamlet
Oaro is a settlement close to the Pacific Ocean Coast of north Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. Oaro is within Kaikōura District on State Highway 1 and on the South Island Main Trunk railway, 20 kilometres south of Kaikōura.
Goose Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goose Bay is a small locality in New Zealand, located 15 kilometres southwest of Kaikōura. It is beside a bay that is also named Goose Bay. It was named in the mid-nineteenth century, either after geese that got away from a nearby whaling station or from a Kāinga that was ruined by Te Rauparaha. Goose Bay is situated 4 km northeast of Oaro.
Oaro
- Type: Locality
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.5083° or 42° 30′ 30″ southLongitude
173.50015° or 173° 30′ 1″ eastElevation
150 metres (492 feet)Open location code
4V9MFGR2+M3GeoNames ID
6222641
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