Springs Junction
| Springs Junction | ||
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 20 ′ S , 172 ° 11 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-WTC | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | West coast | |
| District | Buller District | |
| Ward | Inangahua Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 426 m | |
| Post Code | 7895 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Springs Junction State Highway 7 (center) State Highway 65 (right) |
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Springs Junction is a small settlement in the Buller District of the West Coast regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The settlement is located about 38 km southeast of Reefton at the junction of New Zealand State Highway 65 from New Zealand State Highway 7 in the valley of the two rivers Rahu River and Maruia River , which converge about 4.5 km further north.
Northwest of the settlement is the 200,000 hectare Victoria Forest Park with the Victoria Range , which rises from 1300 m to the north, and south of the Lake Sumner Forest Park with Lake Christabel extends southeast of the settlement. The closest settlement to the north is Maruia , around 16 km away, and to the east, Maruia Springs , around 13 km away.
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Springs Junction . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 690 f .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed September 1, 2017 .