Waikato River
The Waikato River is the longest in New Zealand, running for 425 kilometres through the North Island. It starts on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and flowing through Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake.
- Watercourse
- …is also known as “Waikato”
- Description: longest river in New Zealand
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Waikato and Maioro.
Otaua
Otaua is a rural settlement in the Waikato District… Otaua is situated 9 km north of Waikato River.
Waikato River
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Latitude
-37.38333° or 37° 23′ south
Longitude
174.71667° or 174° 43′ east
Open location code
4VJPJP88+MM
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Waikato River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر وايكاتو”
- Armenian: “Ուայքատո (գետ)”
- Armenian: “Ուայքատո”
- Asturian: “Ríu Waikato”
- Basque: “Waikato ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Вайката”
- Breton: “Waikato”
- Bulgarian: “Уайкато”
- Catalan: “Riu Waikato”
- Cebuano: “Waikato River”
- Central Bikol: “Salog Waikato”
- Chinese: “怀卡托河”
- Chuvash: “Уаикато”
- Czech: “Waikato River”
- Czech: “Waikato”
- Dutch: “Waikato Rivier”
- Dutch: “Waikato”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر وايكاتو”
- Estonian: “Waikato jõgi”
- French: “Waikato River”
- French: “Waikato”
- German: “Waikato River”
- Greek: “Γουαϊκάτο”
- Greek: “Ποταμός Γουαϊκάτο”
- Hindi: “वायकाटो नदी”
- Hungarian: “Waikato”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Waikato”
- Irish: “Abhainn Waikato”
- Irish: “Waikato”
- Italian: “Waikato”
- Japanese: “ワイカト川”
- Korean: “와이카토강”
- Lithuanian: “Vaikatas”
- Lithuanian: “Vaikato”
- Macedonian: “Ваикато”
- Malay: “Sungai Waikato”
- Malayalam: “വൈകാതോ നദി”
- Maori: “Waikato”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Waikato”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waikato River”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waikatoelva”
- Norwegian: “Waikato”
- Persian: “رود وایکاتو”
- Polish: “Waikato”
- Quechua: “Río Waikato”
- Quechua: “Waikato Mayu”
- Quechua: “Waikato River”
- Quechua: “Waykatu Mayu”
- Russian: “Ваикато”
- Russian: “Уаикато (река)”
- Russian: “Уаикато”
- Serbian: “Vaikato”
- Serbian: “Ваикато”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Waikato”
- Spanish: “Río Waikato”
- Swedish: “Waikato River”
- Swedish: “Waikatofloden”
- Turkish: “Waikato Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Ваїкато”
- Welsh: “Afon Waikato”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Waikato River”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Port Waikato and Otaua.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wakato Heads and Okariha Point.
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