Country New Zealand Territorial authority | Region West Coast Local time Saturday 7:27 AM | |
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Time zone New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12) Weather 14°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Ikamatua is a small village on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand.
Map of Ikamatua, New Zealand
It is located on the State Highway 7 inland route, 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Greymouth and 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of Reefton. It has a population of under 200.
In 1946, 4 km north of Ikamatua, the floating Grey River gold dredge dug its way across State Highway 7, and the main Greymouth to Westport railway link, to move into its new mining area in the Blackwater Valley. This was the first and only time that such an event has occurred in New Zealand.
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Ikamatua Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA