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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
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- Type: Village with 606 residents
- Description: town in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Hampden” and “Murchison, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Murchison Aerodrome and Murchison Area School.
Commercial Stables
Antique shop
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Commercial Stables is an antique shop.
Murchison
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.7995° or 41° 47′ 58″ southLongitude
172.3287° or 172° 19′ 43″ eastPopulation
606Elevation
172 metres (564 feet)Named after
Roderick Murchison, 1st BaronetOpen location code
4VCJ682H+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 204628032OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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