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Waikanae River

Waikanae River is located on the Kāpiti Coast in the of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Waimeha Lagoon and Southward Car Museum.

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Museum
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The is an automobile museum and event centre in , . It was established by Len Southward in the 1970s to house his collection of over 450 vehicles and several aircraft and is now run by a charitable trust.

Park
Waikanae is a town on the Kāpiti Coast, 60 km north of the , New Zealand. The name is a Māori word meaning "waters" "of the grey mullet". The area surrounding the town is notable for its 2.4-kilometre-long beach, the Waikanae River estuary, the Kapiti Marine Reserve, and , which lies 4 km offshore in the Tasman Sea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waikanae Beach and Otaihanga.

Suburb
Photo: Kiwi128, CC0.
is a suburb.

Quarter
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's . It is just north of on the south bank of the Waikanae River and is roughly 55 km north of New Zealand's capital city, .

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coastal settlement on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's . It is located west of the main township, 50 km north of . The area faces .

Waikanae River

Latitude
-40.87483° or 40° 52′ 29″ south
Longitude
175.01924° or 175° 1′ 9″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
4VFQ42G9+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 206314260
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2180319
Wiki­data ID
Q7959976
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Waikanae River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Waikanae River”
  • French: “Waikanae”
  • Welsh: “Afon Waikanae”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kapiti Urban Area and Ngārara.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waikanae Oxbow and Otaihanga Suspension Bridge.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waikanae River”. Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.