University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury is a school in Christchurch City, Canterbury. University of Canterbury is situated nearby to the university building Puaka–James Hight Building, as well as near Macmillan Brown Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puaka–James Hight Building and Macmillan Brown Library.
Puaka–James Hight Building
University building
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The Puaka–James Hight Building is the main library building of the University of Canterbury, and houses the university's Central Library. It is named after Puaka the Māori star cluster also known as Rigel in the Orion constellation, and Sir James Hight, former, professor, and rector at Canterbury College.
Macmillan Brown Library
Library
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The Macmillan Brown Library is a research library based in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. It is a library collection of national significance administered by the University of Canterbury. Macmillan Brown Library is situated 320 metres east of University of Canterbury.
Kate Sheppard House
Historic building
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Kate Sheppard House is a historic building and museum on Clyde Road in the Christchurch suburb of Ilam, bordering the University of Canterbury. It was the home of Kate Sheppard from 1888 to 1902, the key years where she led the campaign for women's suffrage. Kate Sheppard House is situated 480 metres east of University of Canterbury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper Riccarton and Ilam.
Upper Riccarton
Suburb
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Upper Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of Riccarton. Upper Riccarton is made up of residential, retail and education areas. It includes a major intersection known as "Church Corner", as well as the Bush Inn Shopping Centre and multiple schools.
Ilam
Suburb
Ilam is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, about five kilometres west of the city centre. It is the location of the University of Canterbury. Located adjacent to State Highway 1 and Christchurch Airport, it is handily placed for transportation.
Riccarton
Suburb
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Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of the city centre, separated from it by Hagley Park. Upper Riccarton is to the west of Riccarton.
University of Canterbury
- Type: School
- Category: education
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.52333° or 43° 31′ 24″ southLongitude
172.58194° or 172° 34′ 55″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
4V8JFHGJ+MQGeoNames ID
7288144
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“University of Canterbury” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامعة كانتربري”
- Catalan: “Universitat de Canterbury”
- Chinese: “坎特伯雷大学”
- French: “Université de Canterbury”
- Japanese: “カンタベリー大学”
- Korean: “캔터베리 대학교”
- Persian: “دانشگاه کانتربوری”
- Portuguese: “Universidade de Canterbury”
- Russian: “Университет Кентербери”
- Spanish: “Universidad de Canterbury”
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