Tangimoana Station
The Tangimoana Station is a radio communications interception facility run by the New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau. It is located 30 kilometres west of Palmerston North.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Military installation
- Description: high frequency radio interception and direction-finding station in New Zealand
- Also known as: “GCSB Tangimoana Station”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tangimoana and Himatangi Beach.
Tangimoana
Village
Photo: LukeChandlerNZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tangimoana is a community in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It had a population of 303 permanent residents in 2018. It is located 15 kilometres southwest of Bulls, and 30 kilometres west of Palmerston North. Tangimoana is situated 2½ km north of Tangimoana Station.
Himatangi Beach
Village
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Himatangi Beach is a small coastal community in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 32 kilometres west of Palmerston North in the centre of the largest sand dune geographical feature in New Zealand. Himatangi Beach is situated 6 km south of Tangimoana Station.
Himatangi
Locality
Himatangi is a small settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located at the junction of State Highways 1 and 56, 25 kilometres west of Palmerston North, and seven kilometres east of the coastal settlement of Himatangi Beach. Himatangi is situated 10 km southeast of Tangimoana Station.
Tangimoana Station
- Category: listening station
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.31905° or 40° 19′ 9″ southLongitude
175.24817° or 175° 14′ 53″ eastInception
1981Open location code
4VFQM6JX+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 894127639OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q14372838
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Tangimoana Station” goes by many names.
- French: “Station de Tangimoana”
- German: “Tangimoana Station”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tangimoana Motor Camp and Tangimoana School.
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