Waitaki River
The Waitaki River is a large braided river in the South Island of New Zealand. It drains the Mackenzie Basin and runs 209 kilometres south-east to enter the Pacific Ocean between Timaru and Oamaru on the east coast.
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- Description: river in New Zealand
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenavy.
Waitaki River
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Latitude
-44.93746° or 44° 56′ 15″ south
Longitude
171.14485° or 171° 8′ 42″ east
Open location code
4V7H347V+2W
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Waitaki River” goes by many names.
Ríu WaitakiAsturian
WaitakiCatalan
Waitaki RiverCebuano
怀塔基Chinese
УаитакиChuvash
Waitaki RiverDutch
نهر وايتاكىEgyptian Arabic
Waitaki jõgiEstonian
WaitakiFinnish
Waitaki RiverFinnish
WaitakiItalian
ワイタキ川Japanese
VaitakisLithuanian
ВаитакиMacedonian
Ваитаки (река)Macedonian
WaitakiNorwegian
WaitakiNorwegian Bokmål
Waitaki RiverNorwegian Bokmål
WaitakidalenNorwegian Bokmål
WaitakiPolish
УаитакиRussian
Afon WaitakiWelsh
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