Murchison
Murchison is a small township in New Zealand on SH6 between the West Coast and Nelson. It has a small selection of cafes and restaurants.
- Village with about 500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 170 metres (560 feet)
- …is also known as “Murchison, New Zealand”
- …was formerly known as “Hampden”
- …is named after Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet
- Description: town in New Zealand
Places of Interest
Highlights include Murchison Aerodrome and Murchison Area School.
Murchison
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Latitude
-41.7995° or 41° 47′ 58″ south
Longitude
172.3287° or 172° 19′ 43″ east
Open location code
4VCJ682H+5F
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Murchison” goes by many names.
مورشيسونArabic
MurchisonAsturian
MurchisonCatalan
MurchisonCebuano
Murchison, New ZealandDutch
مورشيسونEgyptian Arabic
マーチソン (ニュージーランド)Japanese
Murchison, New ZealandMalay
MurchisonPolish
MurchisonTurkish
مرچیسن، نیوزی لینڈUrdu
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