Ōreti River
The Ōreti River is one of the main rivers of Southland, New Zealand, and is 170 kilometres long. The river has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because, for much of its length, it supports breeding colonies of black-billed gulls.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “New River”, “Orete”, “Oreti River”, and “Rio Oreti”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otatara and Kew.
Otatara
Suburb
Otatara is an outer suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill. Otatara is situated 2½ km north of Ōreti River.
Kew
Suburb
Clifton
Suburb
Clifton is the southernmost suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill. Clifton is situated 6 km east of Ōreti River.
Ōreti River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-46.46128° or 46° 27′ 41″ south
Longitude
168.29029° or 168° 17′ 25″ east
Open location code
4V5CG7QR+F4
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Ōreti River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Ōreti”
- Catalan: “Riu Oreti”
- Cebuano: “Oreti River”
- Dutch: “Oreti River”
- French: “Oreti”
- German: “Oreti River”
- German: “Ōreti River”
- Irish: “Ōreti”
- Macedonian: “Орети”
- Maori: “Ōreti”
- Russian: “Орети”
- Spanish: “Río Oreti”
- Welsh: “Afon Oreti”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Otatara and Oreti Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Daffodil Bay and Whalers Bay.
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