Karamea
Karamea is a small town near the northern end of the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. Apart from a narrow coastal strip, the town of Karamea and its local area are completely surrounded to the south, east and north by Kahurangi National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 400 residents
- Description: locality in Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Kakara Taramea”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Karamea Aerodrome and Karamea Centennial Museum.
Karamea Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
The Karamea Aerodrome serves the town of Karamea, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a non certificated aerodrome located around 1.4 kilometres northwest of the town.
Karamea Centennial Museum
Museum
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Karamea Centennial Museum is a museum in Karamea on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Market Cross and Arapito.
Arapito
Locality
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Arapito is a town in the Karamea area of New Zealand. Arapito is a farming community on the south side of the Karamea River, upriver from the main Karamea township. Arapito is situated 4 km southeast of Karamea.
Karamea
- Category: locality
- Location: Buller District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.2487° or 41° 14′ 56″ southLongitude
172.118° or 172° 7′ 5″ eastPopulation
400Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
4VCJQ429+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 339500744OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2189062Wikidata ID
Q1728935
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