🇳🇿 Fortrose is a locality on the southernmost coast of the South Island of New Zealand in the Southland region. It is situated on Toetoes Bay at the mouth of the Mataura River, and is on the far western edge of the Catlins. Nearby settlements include Otara to the south-east, Pukewao and Tokanui to the north-east, and Titiroa and Waimahaka to the north.
1History From 1834 to 1836, whalers lived at a station in the Fortrose area, and the first surveys for a town - slightly to the west of Fortrose's present location - gave it the name of Russelltown. In the mid-19th century, Fortrose acquired its current name, a tribute to Fortrose in Scotland, from a Scottish drover. Its location at the Mataura's mouth meant it developed as a port to service the local region, and in 1875, a 200-foot (61 m) long jetty was built. However, Fortrose's economy declined after the Tokanui Branch railway was opened to Waimahaka in 1899 and then Tokanui in 1911, as the railway provided much quicker transportation for freight to Invercargill.
A number of Fortrose residents fought overseas in World War I and World War II. Six were killed in the former and two in the latter. A round obelisk stands in Fortrose as a memorial to the deceased; it was unveiled in 1922 in honour of the World War I victims, with the names of the World War II casualties added later.
1Economy In the 19th century, goods such as grain, logs, and wool were significant in the local economy. After its early 20th century decline, it is now reviving somewhat as 'The Gateway to the Catlins'.
1Fortrose has a population of over 100 people. Fortrose also forms part of the wider Southland Region which has a population of over 102,700 people. Fortrose is situated near Invercargill.
🇳🇿 Invercargill -46.413
🇦🇷 Comodoro Rivadavia -45.85
🇳🇿 Queenstown -45.033
🇳🇿 Canterbury -43.543
🇳🇿 Christchurch -43.517
🇲🇭 Delap-Uliga-Djarrit 171.367
🇳🇿 Canterbury 171.58
🇳🇿 Christchurch 172.617
🇰🇮 South Tarawa 173.138
🇳🇿 Queenstown 168.658
🇳🇿 Invercargill 168.373
🇻🇺 Luganville 167.18
🇷🇺 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 158.645
Locations Near: Fortrose 168.8,-46.5667
🇳🇿 Invercargill 168.373,-46.413 d: 36.9
🇳🇿 Queenstown 168.658,-45.033 d: 170.9
🇳🇿 Dunedin 170.474,-45.884 d: 149.5
🇳🇿 Canterbury 171.58,-43.543 d: 400.8
🇳🇿 Christchurch 172.617,-43.517 d: 452.6
🇳🇿 Richmond 173.183,-41.333 d: 679.3
🇳🇿 Nelson 173.284,-41.269 d: 689.7
🇳🇿 Wellington 174.767,-41.283 d: 756.8
Antipodal to: Fortrose -11.2,46.567
🇪🇸 Carballo -8.683,43.217 d: 19593.2
🇪🇸 A Coruña -8.395,43.358 d: 19595.7
🇪🇸 Ferrol -8.217,43.483 d: 19599.8
🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela -8.544,42.877 d: 19554.3
🇪🇸 Vilagarcía de Arousa -8.763,42.598 d: 19533.5
🇪🇸 Pontevedra -8.652,42.433 d: 19513
🇪🇸 Vigo -8.733,42.221 d: 19493.7
🇪🇸 Lugo -7.569,43.01 d: 19526.8
🇪🇸 Ourense -7.866,42.339 d: 19475.7
🇵🇹 Viana do Castelo -8.833,41.7 d: 19442