Greymouth

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Greymouth is a coastal town on New Zealand’s West Coast known for its gold-mining history, rugged scenery, and role as a regional service and transport hub.

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Greymouth canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
country New Zealand
governingBody Grey District Council
hasAirport Greymouth Airport
hasArtGallery Left Bank Art Gallery
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasMuseum History House Museum
hasNearbyAttraction Brunner Mine site
Point Elizabeth Walkway
Shantytown Heritage Park
hasPort Port of Greymouth
hasPostcode 7805
hasProminentFeature Greymouth floodwall
hasRailConnectionTo Christchurch
historicalIndustry coal mining
gold mining
isCoastalTown true
isRegionalCentreFor West Coast Region
linked to: West Coast
knownFor coal mining
gold-mining history
regional service hub
regional transport hub
rugged scenery
languageMajority English
locatedIn South Island
West Coast Region
linked to: West Coast
locatedInCountrySubdivision Canterbury land district
linked to: Canterbury Region
locatedInHemisphere Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
locatedNorthOf Hokitika
locatedOn Tasman Sea
west coast of New Zealand
locatedOnRiver Grey River
locatedSouthOf Westport
namedAfter Sir George Grey
partOfDistrict Grey District
primaryEconomicActivities fishing
forestry
mining
tourism
railwayLine Midland Line
regionSeatOf West Coast Regional Council
roadConnection State Highway 6 NERFINISHED
State Highway 7 NERFINISHED
terminusOf TranzAlpine train service
timeZone NZST
timeZoneDST NZDT

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Island hasMajorTown Greymouth
West Coast largestTown Greymouth
West Coast regionalCouncilSeat Greymouth
Westport hasNearbyCity Greymouth