Wanganui River
The Wanganui River is in the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows northwest for 55 kilometres from its headwaters in the Southern Alps, entering the Tasman Sea near Lake Ianthe, 40 kilometres southwest of Hokitika.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the West Coast Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “ワンガヌイ川 (南島）”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Mount Oneone.
Wanganui River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.03822° or 43° 2′ 18″ south
Longitude
170.42233° or 170° 25′ 20″ east
Open location code
4V8GXC6C+PW
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Wanganui River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wanganui River”
- French: “Wanganui”
- German: “Wanganui River”
- Irish: “Whakanui”
- Japanese: “ワンガヌイ川”
- Maori: “Whakanui”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wanganui River”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wanganui-elva”
- Welsh: “Afon Wanganui”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Herepo and Harihari.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wanganui Heads and Wanganui Bluff.
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Worth a closer look: Auckland and Wellington.
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