Lake Crichton
Lake Crichton is a lake in Selwyn District, Canterbury. Lake Crichton is situated nearby to the village Dunsandel, as well as near the hamlet Selwyn.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunsandel and Selwyn.
Dunsandel
Village
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunsandel is a small rural town in the Canterbury region of the South Island, New Zealand. The town is located on the Canterbury Plains just south of the Selwyn River / Waikirikiri and about 40 km south of Christchurch. Dunsandel is situated 4½ km northeast of Lake Crichton.
Selwyn
Hamlet
Photo: brian nz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Selwyn is a village in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand. It was laid out in the 1860s for a population of 2,000 people, but it currently has very few houses. Selwyn is situated 7 km northeast of Lake Crichton.
Lake Crichton
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in New Zealand
- Category: lake
- Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.69332° or 43° 41′ 36″ southLongitude
172.16636° or 172° 9′ 59″ eastOpen location code
4V8J8548+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 26745177OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q85173442
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