Rawhiti Cave
Rawhiti Cave, also known as Manson Cave, is a single large limestone cave in the hillside of the Dry Creek Valley 7 kilometres southeast of Tākaka on the South Island of New Zealand.
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Manson Cave” and “Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Motupipi School and Central Tākaka School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Motupipi and Clifton.
Motupipi
Hamlet
Motupipi is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island, located at the mouth of the Motupipi River east of Tākaka. It was the first place in Golden Bay / Mohua where Europeans settled. Motupipi is situated 3½ km northwest of Rawhiti Cave.
East Tākaka
Locality
Rawhiti Cave
- Categories: show cave and landform
- Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-40.88531° or 40° 53′ 7″ south
Longitude
172.8665° or 172° 51′ 59″ east
Elevation
239 metres (784 feet)
Open location code
4VFJ4V78+VH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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Satellite Map
Discover Rawhiti Cave from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Rawhiti Cave” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Manson Cave”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف روهيتى”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kotinga and Takaka.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Los Castores and Motupipi Substation.
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