Twizel
Twizel is Mackenzie Country's largest town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. Although it's the largest town in Mackenzie Country, it's well-visited as it's the closest decently-sized town to Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.Places of Interest
Highlights: Pukaki Airport.
Pukaki Airport
Aerodrome
Pukaki Airport is a small airport in the Mackenzie District of the South Island of New Zealand.
Twizel
- Type: Town with 1,660 residents
- Description: town in New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Mackenzie District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.2575° or 44° 15′ 27″ south
Longitude
170.0994° or 170° 5′ 58″ east
Population
1,660
Elevation
466 metres (1,529 feet)
Named after
Twizel Bridge (Northumberland)
UN/LOCODE
NZ TWZ
Open location code
4V7GP3VX+2Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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