Waitaki River

The Waitaki River is a large braided river in the of . It drains the and runs 209 kilometres south-east to enter the Pacific Ocean between and on the east coast.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenavy.

Village
is a small town in the of New Zealand. It is located at the southern extreme of the Canterbury region on the alluvial fan of the Waitaki River, three kilometres from the river's outflow into the Pacific Ocean. is situated 4 km northwest of Waitaki River.

Waitaki River

Latitude
-44.93746° or 44° 56′ 15″ south
Longitude
171.14485° or 171° 8′ 42″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
4V7H347V+2W
Geo­Names ID
2179858
Wiki­data ID
Q2033279
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Waitaki River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Waitaki
  • Catalan: Waitaki
  • Cebuano: Waitaki River
  • Chinese: 怀塔基
  • Chuvash: Уаитаки
  • Dutch: Waitaki River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر وايتاكى
  • Estonian: Waitaki jõgi
  • Finnish: Waitaki River
  • Finnish: Waitaki
  • French: Waitaki
  • German: Waitaki River
  • Italian: Waitaki
  • Japanese: ワイタキ川
  • Lithuanian: Vaitakis
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Waitaki River
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Waitaki
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Waitakidalen
  • Norwegian: Waitaki
  • Polish: Waitaki
  • Russian: Уаитаки
  • Welsh: Afon Waitaki

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