Hook
Hook is a lightly populated locality in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on coastal plains by the Pacific Ocean and Wainono Lagoon. Hook River flows through Hook into the Wainono Lagoon.Notable Places in the Area
Wainono Lagoon
Wainono Lagoon is a shallow lagoon in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.Localities in the Area
Studholme
Hamlet
Studholme is a locality in southern Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. Studholme is situated 5 km south of Hook.
Makikihi
Village
Makikihi is a small town in the Waimate District of south Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. Makikihi is situated 6 km north of Hook.
Waimate
Town
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Waimate is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand and the seat of Waimate District. Waimate is situated 10 km southwest of Hook.
Hook
- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in Waimate District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Category: administrative territorial entity
- Location: Waimate District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.68249° or 44° 40' 57" southLongitude
171.13953° or 171° 8' 22" eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Named after
Canon W.F. HookOpen Location Code
4V7H849Q+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 7746323092OpenStreetMap Feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2189833Wikidata ID
Q5897833Hook Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Dutch: Hook, New Zealand
- English: Hook, New Zealand
- French: Hook
- French: Hook (Nouvelle-Zélande)
- Maori: Hook
- Turkish: Hook
Other Places Named Hook
Localities in the Area
- NukuroaLocality, 7 km south
- Norton ReserveLocality, 7 km southwest
- NortonLocality, 7 km west
- MaytownHamlet, 8 km southwest
- WaitunaLocality, 10 km west
Landmarks in the Area
- Makikihi SchoolSchool, 6 km north
- EnkleDooVery Korna - Wallaby Park8 km southwest
- St Patrick's School (Waimate)School, 9 km southwest
- St Patrick's BasilicaChurch, 9 km southwest
- Arcadia Theatre / Quinn's ArcadeRuins, 9 km southwest
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Hook. Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.