Avon Heathcote Estuary
The Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers / Ihutai is the largest semi-enclosed shallow estuary in Canterbury and remains one of New Zealand's most important coastal wetlands.
- Bay
- Description: estuary in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as“Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers”“Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers / Ihutai”“Heathcote and Avon Estuary”“Ihutai”“Te Ihutai”“Te Wahapū”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Southshore Spit Reserve and Ferrymead Heritage Park.
Southshore Spit Reserve
Southshore Spit Reserve is a nature reserve.
Ferrymead Heritage Park
Ferrymead Heritage Park is an outdoor museum in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Ferrymead Regional Park
Ferrymead Regional Park is a regional park…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southshore and Redcliffs.
Southshore
Southshore is an eastern coastal suburb within Christchurch, New Zealand.
Redcliffs
Redcliffs is an outer coastal suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
St Andrews Hill
Suburb
St Andrews Hill is a hillside suburb in south-east Christchurch, New Zealand.
Avon Heathcote Estuary
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Latitude
-43.5478° or 43° 32′ 52″ south
Longitude
172.72859° or 172° 43′ 43″ east
Open location code
4V8JFP2H+VC
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Avon Heathcote Estuary” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers/Ihutai”
- Cebuano: “Heathcote and Avon Estuary”
- Dutch: “Avon Heathcote Estuary”
- French: “Avon Heathcote Estuary”
- German: “Avon Heathcote Estuary”
- German: “Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers/Ihutai”
- Japanese: “エイヴォン・ヒースコート河口”
- Maori: “Ihutai”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Avon Heathcote-estuaret”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Geoffrey de Their Island and Redcliffs School.
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