Whangaehu River
The Whangaehu River is a large river in the central North Island of New Zealand. Its headwaters are the crater lake of Mount Ruapehu on the central plateau, and it flows into the Tasman Sea eight kilometres southeast of Whanganui.
Photo: Mozasaur, Copyrighted free use.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Wangaehu River” and “ファンガエフ川”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koitiata and Rātana Pā.
Koitiata
Village
Koitiata is a settlement located in the southwestern… Koitiata is situated 4½ km southeast of Whangaehu River.
Rātana Pā
Village
Whangaehu
Hamlet
Whangaehu River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.04187° or 40° 2′ 31″ south
Longitude
175.10173° or 175° 6′ 6″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
4VFQX452+7M
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Whangaehu River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Whangaehu”
- Catalan: “Whangaehu”
- Cebuano: “Whangaehu River”
- Chinese: “旺阿伊胡河”
- Dutch: “Whangaehu River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر وانچاهيو”
- French: “Whangaehu”
- German: “Whangaehu River”
- Hebrew: “והנגיהו”
- Irish: “Whangaehu”
- Japanese: “フアンガエフ川”
- Maori: “Whangaehu”
- Romanian: “Whangaehu”
- Russian: “Фангаэху (река)”
- Russian: “Фангаэху”
- Spanish: “Río Whangaehu”
- Welsh: “Afon Whangaehu”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Whangaehu Marae and Pauri Village.
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Highlights: Turakina River and Waipu Lake.
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