Ōrau Marine Reserve

Ōrau Marine Reserve is a nature reserve in . Ōrau Marine Reserve is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cargill’s Castle and Tunnel Beach.

Ruins
Photo: Grutness, Public domain.
The ruins of Cargill's Castle stand on a promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean in New Zealand's southern city of . It is one of about ten castles in New Zealand, the other one in Otago being nearby .

Beach
Photo: ChristchurchHistorian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality 7.5 kilometres southwest of the city centre of , New Zealand. Located just south of , has sea-carved sandstone cliffs, rock arches and caves.

Beach
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunedin and St Kilda.

Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
, called Ōtepoti in Māori, is the main city of the region and the second-largest city of the South Island of . Archaeological evidence shows Māori hunters have stayed in the area from about 1280.

Suburb
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of the New Zealand city of . A densely populated residential suburb, it lies on the southern part of the city's central plain, to the southwest of the head of the harbour and immediately north of , parts of which are within the suburb and form its major geographical feature.

Suburb
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb of southwest in the of . It is located on the slopes of Calton Hill - a spur of Forbury Hill - between Valley and the Pacific Ocean.

Ōrau Marine Reserve

Latitude
-45.9335° or 45° 56′ 1″ south
Longitude
170.4986° or 170° 29′ 55″ east
Open location code
4V6G3F8X+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1551421116
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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