Carnarvon (New Zealand)

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Carnarvon
Geographical location
Carnarvon (New Zealand)
Carnarvon
Coordinates 40 ° 17 ′  S , 175 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 17 ′  S , 175 ° 22 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-MWT
Country New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
region Manawatu-Wanganui
District Manawatu District
Ward Kairanga Ward
Residents few
height 40 m
Post Code 4473
Telephone code +64 (0) 6

Carnarvon is a small settlement in the Manawatu-Wanganui region in the south of the North Island of New Zealand .

Origin of name

The settlement was named after the British politician and Colonial Minister Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon .

geography

The settlement is 9 km southwest of Sanson directly on State Highway 1 in the plain of the Rangitikei River .

Web links

  • Sanson . Manawatu District Council, archived from the original January27, 2009; accessed on August 9, 2014(English, original website no longer available).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helga Neubauer: Carnarvon . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 577 .
  2. ↑ Topo250 maps - Whanganui - Wellington - Masterton . Land Information New Zealand , accessed May 31, 2017 .