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Cleddau River

The Cleddau River is a river of New Zealand in Fiordland, Southland. It flows into the head of .
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in Southland, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Awa-piopiotahi”, “Cheddar River”, “River Cleddy”, and “Waipāteke”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Milford Sound Airport and Bowen Falls.

Aerodrome
Photo: Gordon Wrigley, CC BY 2.0.
is a small but very busy airport in , in New Zealand's Fiordland region of the . It is mainly used by tourist / flightseeing operators.

Waterfall
Photo: Jenny, CC BY 2.0.
The , also known as Lady , is a popular tourist attraction at , a fiord in New Zealand. The 9-kilometre long located in supplies the waterfall with water; the Bowen River is also used to generate electricity and supply drinking water to the nearby locality also named Milford Sound.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milford Sound.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
/ Piopiotahi is a spectacular glacier-carved fiord and town in on the west coast of and is one of New Zealand's most well known scenic attractions.

Cleddau River

Latitude
-44.67874° or 44° 40′ 44″ south
Longitude
167.93692° or 167° 56′ 13″ east
Elevation
175 metres (574 feet)
Open location code
4V798WCP+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 515427065
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2192300
Wiki­data ID
Q5131041
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Welsh—“Cleddau River” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Río Cleddau”
  • Cebuano: “Cheddar River”
  • Cebuano: “Cleddau River”
  • Central Bikol: “Cleddau ‎ River”
  • Central Bikol: “Salog Cleddau”
  • Chinese: “克雷道”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كليداو”
  • French: “Cleddau”
  • German: “Cleddau River”
  • Irish: “Waipāteke”
  • Japanese: “クレドウ川”
  • Maori: “Waipāteke”
  • Welsh: “Afon Cheddar”
  • Welsh: “Afon Cleddau”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rainforest Campervan Park and Milford Sound Fire Station.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Cleddau River”. Photo: Willtron, CC BY-SA 4.0.