Pelorus River
Te Hoiere / Pelorus River is a river at the northern end of South Island of New Zealand in the region of Marlborough. It flows from the Richmond Range into Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “River Hoiere” and “Te Hoiere / Pelorus River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Havelock and Moenui.
Havelock
Havelock is a town in the Marlborough district of New Zealand known as the green-shell mussel capital of the world. It is the major access point to the Pelorus Sound, one of the two major sounds of the Marlborough Sounds.
Moenui
Hamlet
Moenui is a small settlement 3 km east of Havelock in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the shores of the Mahikipawa arm of the Mahau Sound - one of the many sounds in the Marlborough Sounds. The meaning of Moenui is "Big Sleep". Moenui is situated 4½ km east of Pelorus River.
Canvastown
Hamlet
Canvastown is a locality at the point where the Wakamarina River joins the Pelorus River, in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 6 runs through the area. Rai Valley is 17 km to the northwest. Havelock is 10 km to the east. Canvastown is situated 7 km west of Pelorus River.
Pelorus River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Pelorus River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pelorus River”
- Dutch: “Pelorus River”
- French: “Pelorus”
- German: “Pelorus River”
- German: “Te Hoiere/Pelorus River”
- Irish: “Te Hoiere”
- Maori: “Te Hoiere”
- Welsh: “Afon Pelorus”
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