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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the West Coast Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Whakanui”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Oneone.
Wanganui River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Wanganui River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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 (南島）”
- 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
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wanganui Heads and Wanganui Bluff.
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