Canvastown

Canvastown is a locality at the point where the Wakamarina River joins the Pelorus River, in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 6 runs through the area. Rai Valley is 17 km to the northwest. Havelock is 10 km to the east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Havelock and Pelorus Bridge.

Havelock

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.

Havelock is a town in the Marlborough district of New Zealand known as the green-shell mussel capital of the world. It is the major access point to the Pelorus Sound, one of the two major sounds of the Marlborough Sounds.

Pelorus Bridge

Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 3.0.

Pelorus Bridge is a locality centred on the bridge over the Pelorus River between Havelock and Rai Valley on SH 6, the main road between Blenheim and Nelson, in New Zealand.

Canvastown

Type: Locality
Location: Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.28827° or 41° 17′ 18″ south

Longitude

173.67018° or 173° 40′ 13″ east

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

4VCMPM6C+M3

GeoNames ID

6243011

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