Oceania
New Zealand

Hurunui River

The Hurunui River is the fourth largest of the four principal rivers in north Canterbury, New Zealand, with a catchment area of 2,670 square kilometres. The river flows from the eastern side of the Southern Alps, to the Pacific Ocean.
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Photo: Alan Liefting, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hurunui Mouth and Gore Bay.

Hamlet
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.
is a coastal settlement about 8 kilometres from . It has a surfing beach with summer beach houses and 14 permanent residents. is situated 7 km north of Hurunui River.

Hurunui River

Latitude
-42.91667° or 42° 55′ south
Longitude
173.28333° or 173° 17′ east
Open location code
4V9M37MM+88
Geo­Names ID
2189604
Wiki­data ID
Q14922567
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Satellite Map

Discover Hurunui River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Hurunui River” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Хурунуи”
  • Catalan: “Riu Hurunui”
  • Cebuano: “Hurunui River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر هورونوى”
  • Esperanto: “Rivero Hurunui”
  • French: “Hurunui”
  • German: “Hurunui River”
  • Irish: “Hurunui”
  • Maori: “Hurunui”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hurunui River”
  • Polish: “Hurunui”
  • Slovenian: “Hurunui River”
  • Slovenian: “Hurunui”
  • Slovenian: “reka Hurunui”
  • Welsh: “Afon Hurunui”

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About Mapcarta. 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 “Hurunui River”. Photo: Alan Liefting, Public domain.