Foxton Beach (N.Z.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Foxton Beach (N.Z.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Foxton Beach, N.Z
Coordinates
175.2241667 175.2241667 -40.46111111 -40.46111111 (gooearth )
E1751300 E1751300 S0402800 S0402800 (geonames )
Associated country
New Zealand
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 154814247
Wikidata: Q3267219
Library of congress: n 83232756
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 40°28ʹ00ʺS 175°13ʹ00ʺE)
  • New Zealand. Dept. of Lands and Survey. Map of Levin ... 1981:map recto (Foxton Beach)
  • LC data base, 11/7/83(hdg.: Foxton Beach, N.Z.)

Wikipedia description:

Foxton Beach is a small settlement in the Horowhenua District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the South Taranaki Bight at the mouth of the Manawatū River, 35 kilometres southwest of Palmerston North, and six kilometres west of Foxton. Foxton Beach has a permanent population of around 2000 people. The town is a popular holiday destination due mainly to its beach and the bird sanctuary at the Manawatū Estuary.

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