Manawatū Gorge
The Manawatū Gorge is a steep-sided gorge formed by the Manawatū River in the North Island of New Zealand. At 6 km long, the Manawatū Gorge divides the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges, linking the Manawatū and Tararua Districts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Gorge with an elevation of 283 metres
- Description: gorge in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Manawatu Gorge”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary Magdalene Church (Anglican) and Ashhurst School.
St Mary Magdalene Church (Anglican)
Church
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St Mary Magdalene Church (Anglican) is situated 3½ km northwest of Manawatū Gorge.
Ashhurst School
School
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Ashhurst School is situated 3½ km northwest of Manawatū Gorge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashhurst and Woodville.
Ashhurst
Town
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Ashhurst is a town and outlying suburb of Palmerston North, in the Manawatū–Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. Ashhurst is situated 3½ km northwest of Manawatū Gorge.
Woodville
Town
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Woodville, previously known as The Junction, is a small town in the southern North Island of New Zealand, 75 km north of Masterton and 25 km east of Palmerston North. Woodville is situated 7 km southeast of Manawatū Gorge.
Hiwinui
Village
Hiwinui is a settlement in Manawatū District, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand's central North Island. "Hiwinui" means "big ridge" in the Māori language. Hiwinui is situated 9 km northwest of Manawatū Gorge.
Manawatū Gorge
- Categories: water gap and landform
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Manawatū Gorge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Manawatu Gorge”
- Dutch: “Manawatu Gorge”
- German: “Manawatu Gorge”
- Japanese: “マナワトゥ峡谷”
- Maori: “Te Apiti”
- Portuguese: “Desfiladeiro Manawatu”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Manawatū Gorge”. Photo: Ashhurst, Public domain.