Coastal defences

Coastal defences is in Invercargill City, Southland. Coastal defences is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Stirling Point, as well as near the hospital Bluff Medical Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Bluff / Motupōhue and Bluff Maritime Museum.

The Bluff / Motupōhue

Peak

Photo: Phill Parkinson, CC BY 2.0.

The Bluff / Motupōhue is a peak.

The Bluff Maritime Museum is located in New Zealand's southernmost port of Bluff. The museum is situated on Foreshore Road and contains an extensive collection of Bluff's maritime heritage. Bluff Maritime Museum is situated 2½ km northwest of Coastal defences.

Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is an aluminium smelter owned by Rio Tinto Group, via a joint venture called New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited. The facility, New Zealand's only aluminium smelter, is at Tiwai Point, near Bluff. Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is situated 3½ km northeast of Coastal defences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Bluff.

East End

Quarter

East End is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the east of the city centre, north of Strandon, and west of Fitzroy.

Bluff

Photo: Karora, Public domain.

Bluff is a small port town and the southernmost town on the South Island of New Zealand. It is 30 km south of the city of Invercargill.

Ocean Beach

Neighborhood

Ocean Beach is an industrial area in the Southland Region of New Zealand. For around 100 years it was the site of a freezing works. This closed in 1991, and the site has been redeveloped as an aquaculture facility. Ocean Beach is situated 4 km northwest of Coastal defences.

Coastal defences

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Invercargill City, Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-46.61206° or 46° 36′ 43″ south

Longitude

168.35358° or 168° 21′ 13″ east

Open location code

4V5C99Q3+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12916824099

OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stirling Point and Stirling Point Reserve.

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