Gorge Creek

Gorge Creek is a stream in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Gorge Creek is situated nearby to the locality Ferntown, as well as near Ōpou.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Burnett.

Peak

Mount Burnett is a 641-metre hill surrounded by, but outside of, Kahurangi National Park, in Golden Bay / Mohua, New Zealand. An open-cast dolomite mine is operated by Sollys in this location.

Nearby places include Ferntown and Gibbstown.

Locality

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Ferntown is a locality, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Gorge Creek.

Neighborhood

Gibbstown is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km southeast of Gorge Creek.

Collingwood is the only town of size beyond Takaka, in Golden Bay, in the northwest corner of New Zealand's South Island. At the height of the Victorian gold rush, Collingwood was proposed as the capital of New Zealand.

Latitude

-40.64824° or 40° 38′ 54″ south

Longitude

172.62016° or 172° 37′ 13″ east

Elevation

537 metres (1,762 feet)

Open location code

4VFJ9J2C+P3

GeoNames ID

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