Jacobs River, New Zealand
- Jacobs River, New Zealand
Infobox Settlement
name = Jacobs River
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = New Zealand
subdivision_type1= Region
subdivision_name1= West Coast
subdivision_type2= District
subdivision_name2= Westland District
pushpin_
pushpin_label_position = right
latd = 43
latm = 34
lats = 18
latNS = S
longd = 169
longm = 40
longs = 47
longEW = E
Jacobs River is a locality in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated just to the north of where State Highway 6 crosses the Jacobs River. Bruce Bay is about 7 km to the south-west, and Fox Glacier is almost 40 km to the north-east, by road. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 76] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 172]
Education
Jacobs River School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 7 and a roll of 6. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=3386|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Jacobs River School|publisher=Ministry of Education]
Notes
External links
* [http://www.jacobsriver.school.nz Jacobs River School website]
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