Heaphy River

The Heaphy River is a river of the northwestern of New Zealand. It flows through , rising on the northern slopes of Amohia Peak and initially flowing northwest before turning southwest to reach the Tasman Sea 30 kilometres north of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in New Zealand
  • Also known as: Whakaopai” and “Whakapoāi

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heaphy Hut and Heaphy Beach.

Wilderness hut
is a wilderness hut.

Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Heaphy River

Latitude
-40.98333° or 40° 59′ south
Longitude
172.1° or 172° 6′ east
Elevation
161 metres (528 feet)
Open location code
4VFJ2482+M2
Geo­Names ID
2190114
Wiki­data ID
Q13560132
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Satellite Map

Discover Heaphy River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Heaphy River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Heaphy River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر هيافى
  • Esperanto: Rivero Heaphy
  • French: Heaphy
  • German: Heaphy River
  • Irish: Whakapoāi
  • Japanese: ヒーフィー川
  • Korean: 히피강
  • Maori: Whakapoāi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Heaphy River
  • Russian: Хифи
  • Welsh: Afon Heaphy

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Porters Beach and Heaphy Bluff.

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