The George
The George is a farmstead in Hurunui District, Canterbury. The George is situated nearby to the nature reserve Queen Mary Hospital.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen Mary Hospital.
Queen Mary Hospital
Nature reserve
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Queen Mary Hospital, in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand is a former residential alcohol and drug treatment hospital. It opened in 1916 to treat returned servicemen from World War I, on the site of a sanatorium built in 1879. Queen Mary Hospital is situated 4 km east of The George.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hanmer Springs.
Hanmer Springs
Photo: Kiwi05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hanmer Springs is a small town in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, known for its hot pools. The Māori name for Hanmer Springs is Te Whakatakanga o te ngārahu o te ahi a Tamatea, which means "where the ashes of Tamatea's fire lay", referring to Tamatea, the captain of the canoe Tākitimu.
The George
- Type: Farmstead
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Hurunui District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.5283° or 42° 31′ 42″ southLongitude
172.78015° or 172° 46′ 49″ eastElevation
333 metres (1,093 feet)Open location code
4V9JFQCJ+M3GeoNames ID
6250630
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