Lake Killarney

Lake Killarney is a small lake in New Zealand's South Island. It is in Tākaka just off State Highway 60. Previously used for swimming, it is now polluted due to nutrient runoff.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Takaka Memorial Library and Golden Bay High School.

Golden Bay High School

School

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Golden Bay High School is a secondary school in Tākaka, New Zealand. It is one of two secondary schools in Golden Bay / Mohua; the other one is the Collingwood Area School in Collingwood.

Te Waikoropupū Springs, also known as Pupu Springs and Waikaremumu Springs, are located near Tākaka in Golden Bay, in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand. Te Waikoropupū Springs is situated 3½ km west of Lake Killarney.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Takaka and Waitapu.

Takaka

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Takaka is the largest town and hub of Golden Bay, in the northwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand. Agriculture and tourism are the main industries in Golden Bay, so the economy is fairly seasonal.

Waitapu

Locality

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Waitapu is a locality.

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 east of Lake Killarney.

Lake Killarney

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in New Zealand
Category: lake
Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-40.85213° or 40° 51′ 8″ south

Longitude

172.8083° or 172° 48′ 30″ east

Elevation

13 metres (43 feet)

Named after

Lakes of Killarney

Open location code

4VFJ4RX5+48

OpenStreetMap ID

way 95601437

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

6242512

Wikidata ID

Q85173558

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lake Killarney Reserve and Takaka Police Station.

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