Pūrākaunui Inlet
Pūrākaunui Inlet is a bay in Otago, South Island. Pūrākaunui Inlet is situated nearby to the hamlet Osborne, as well as near Long Beach.- Type: Bay
- Description: inlet in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Purakanui Inlet” and “Purakaunui Inlet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mōpānui and Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Tourism office
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary, called Te Korowai o Mihiwaka in Māori, is an ecological island wildlife reserve developed by the Otago Natural History Trust in the Orokonui Valley between Waitati and Pūrākaunui, New Zealand, 20 kilometres to the north of central Dunedin.
Whareakeake
Beach
Whareakeake is a beach 25 kilometres northeast of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, as well as the valley above and behind the beach. Located to the west of Aramoana and included as a section of the Otago Heads, Whareakeake was a place of habitation for Māori people from early times until the Sealers' War skirmish of 1817 from which it derived its colonial name.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pūrākaunui and Long Beach.
Pūrākaunui
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pūrākaunui is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of Dunedin, in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre.
Long Beach
Hamlet
Long Beach, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera or Wharewerawera is a small coastal settlement in Otago, New Zealand comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit.
Waitati
Village
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waitati, from the Māori Waitete, is a small seaside settlement in Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. It is located close to the tidal mudflats of Blueskin Bay, 19 kilometres north of the Dunedin city centre.
Pūrākaunui Inlet
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.75612° or 45° 45′ 22″ southLongitude
170.62252° or 170° 37′ 21″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
4V6G6JVF+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 11110898347OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
Discover Pūrākaunui Inlet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Pūrākaunui Inlet” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Purakanui Inlet”
- Cebuano: “Purakaunui Inlet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Osborne and Mihiwaka.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mouats Bay (Pūrākaunui Recreation Reserve) and Purakanui Public Cemetery.
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