Rangitata River
The Rangitata River is one of the braided rivers of the Canterbury Plains in southern New Zealand. It flows southeast for 120 kilometres from the Southern Alps, entering the Pacific Ocean 30 kilometres northeast of Timaru.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rangitata Island.
Rangitata Island
Locality
Rangitata Island was a long lens-shaped island in the… Rangitata Island is situated 9 km northwest of Rangitata River.
Rangitata River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.18568° or 44° 11′ 8″ south
Longitude
171.5116° or 171° 30′ 42″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
4V7HRG76+PJ
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Rangitata River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Rangitata”
- Catalan: “Rangitata”
- Cebuano: “Rangitata River”
- Dutch: “Rangitata River”
- French: “Rangitata”
- German: “Rangitata River”
- Lithuanian: “Rangitata”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rangitataelva”
- Swedish: “Rangitata”
- Welsh: “Afon Rangitata”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Coldstream and Rangitata Island.
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Highlights: Orari River and Spider Lagoon.
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