Longbeach, New Zealand
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- This article is about the Canterbury locality. For the settlement in Otago, see Long Beach, New Zealand.
Longbeach is a lowly populated locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.[1] It is located in a rural area of the Canterbury Plains on the shore of the Pacific Ocean on the northern side of the Hinds River's mouth.
Nearby settlements include Waterton and Eiffelton to the north, and on the other side of the Hinds River, Lowcliffe to the west. The small township of Hinds is to the northwest, while the nearest significantly sized town is Ashburton, further north.
There is a Longbeach School, though it is actually located in nearby Willowby rather than Longbeach. It was formed when three local schools amalgamated in 2000 and caters for students in grades 1 to 8.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Land Information New Zealand, New Zealand Geographic Placename Database - Place Name Detail: Longbeach, accessed 20 March 2007.
- ^ Longbeach School, About Us, accessed 20 March 2007
