Whataroa River
The Whataroa River, sometimes the Wataroa River, is a river in the southern West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. Its source is below Hochstetter Dome in the Southern Alps and it flows north and northwest, passing the township of Whataroa on the eastern side before reaching the Tasman Sea just south of Abut Head.- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
- …is also known as “Wataroa River”
- Description: river in New Zealand
Whataroa River
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Latitude
-43.11667° or 43° 7′ south
Longitude
170.25° or 170° 15′ east
Open location code
4V8GV7M2+82
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Whataroa River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whataroa River”
- Chinese: “瓦塔羅阿河”
- French: “Whataroa”
- German: “Whataroa River”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whataroa River”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whataroa-elva”
- Welsh: “Afon Whataroa”
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