Punakaiki Cavern
Punakaiki Cavern is a cave in New Zealand. Punakaiki Cavern is situated nearby to the tourism office Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Sudden Sound.Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre and Putai Blowhole.
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre
Tourism office
Photo: Wildman NZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre is a tourism office, which is situated 430 metres southwest of Punakaiki Cavern.
Putai Blowhole
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, Public domain.
Putai Blowhole is situated 590 metres west of Punakaiki Cavern.
Pancake Rocks, West Coast, South Island
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pancake Rocks and Blowholes are a coastal rock formation at Punakaiki on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. They are a popular visitor attraction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punakaiki and Te Miko.
Punakaiki
Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Punakaiki is on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island and has the Department of Conservation Centre for the surrounding Paparoa National Park. It has great coastal scenery and is best known for the Pancake Rocks and Blow Holes.
Te Miko
Locality
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Te Miko is a locality, which is situated 2½ km north of Punakaiki Cavern.
Pororari
Locality
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Pororari is a locality, which is situated 3 km northeast of Punakaiki Cavern.
Punakaiki Cavern
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave at Punakaiki on the West Coast of New Zealand
- Category: landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.11243° or 42° 6′ 45″ southLongitude
171.33257° or 171° 19′ 57″ eastOpen location code
4V9HV8QM+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 1102596463OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q112878731
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sudden Sound and Pancake Rocks and Blowholes.
Nearby Places
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