Bluff, New Zealand
Bluff (Māori: [Motupōhue] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), previously known as Campbelltown and is the southern town in the South Island. It has a seaside port and is on the southern coast of the South Island. It is 30 kilometers south of Invercargill. It has two primary schools in the town.
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Motupōhue (Māori) | |
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Town | |
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| Coordinates: 46°36′S 168°20′E / 46.600°S 168.333°ECoordinates: 46°36′S 168°20′E / 46.600°S 168.333°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Southland |
| District | Invercargill |
| Government | |
| • Regional council | Southland Regional Council |
| • Territorial Authority | Invercargill City Council |
| • Community board | Bluff Community Board[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.10 km2 (3.90 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2022)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,830 |
| • Density | 181.2/km2 (469.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | 9814 |
Bluff, New Zealand Media
Signpost at Stirling Point, Bluff
Awarua Plain (top), Tiwai Point (centre) and Bluff (lower left) viewed from the International Space Station in 2008
Flutey paua house at Canterbury Museum
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Panorama from the summit of Bluff Hill. The Bluff port is in the centre, and the aluminium smelter in the mid-distance in the centre-right
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Bluff School
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Aerial Bluff
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Stirling Point Pilot Station
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Memorial plaque for the 1998 Foveaux Strait plane crash
References
- ↑ "About Bluff | Invercargill City Council". icc.govt.nz. Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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