Waihou River
The Waihou River is located in the northern North Island of New Zealand. Its former name, Thames River, was bestowed by Captain James Cook in November 1769, when he explored 14 mi of the river from the mouth.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Waikato, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Rio Waihou”, “Thames River”, “Waihou Rivier”, “Waihouriver”, and “Waihourivier”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Thames Aerodrome and Thames railway station.
Thames railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thames and Kopu.
Kopu
Village
Kopu is a settlement in on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. Kopu is situated 3½ km southeast of Waihou River.
Kauaeranga
Hamlet
Kauaeranga Valley is a valley created by the… Kauaeranga is situated 6 km northeast of Waihou River.
Waihou River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.16667° or 37° 10′ south
Longitude
175.53333° or 175° 32′ east
Open location code
4VJQRGMM+88
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Waihou River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Waihou”
- Catalan: “Waihou”
- Cebuano: “Waihou River (suba, lat -37,17, long 175,53)”
- Cebuano: “Waihou River”
- Dutch: “Waihou”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ويهو”
- French: “Waihou”
- German: “Waihou River”
- Irish: “Waihou”
- Italian: “Waihou (fiume)”
- Italian: “Waihou”
- Japanese: “ワイハウ川”
- Maori: “Waihou”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waihou River”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waihouelva”
- Russian: “Уаихоу”
- Spanish: “Río Waihou”
- Welsh: “Afon Waihou”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Totara and Parawai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Opani Point and Parawai Station.
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