Catlins River
The Catlins River flows southeastward through The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. Its total length is 42 kilometres, and it flows into the Pacific Ocean at the holiday settlement of Pounawea, 28 kilometres south of Balclutha.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Southland Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Catlin River”, “Catlin’s River”, and “Newhaven Harbour”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pounawea and Owaka.
Pounawea
Village
Pounawea is a small town in The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is located four kilometres southwest of Owaka, at the mouth of the Catlins River.
Owaka
Village
Owaka is a small town in the Clutha District of South Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest community in the rugged, forested Catlins area, close to the border with Southland, some 35 km south of Balclutha on the Southern Scenic Route. Owaka is situated 6 km northwest of Catlins River.
Catlins River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-46.48373° or 46° 29′ 1″ south
Longitude
169.71645° or 169° 42′ 59″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
4V5FGP88+GH
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Catlins River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Catlins”
- Cebuano: “Catlins River”
- Dutch: “Catlins River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كاتلينز”
- French: “Catlins”
- German: “Catlins River”
- Hausa: “Catlins River”
- Hausa: “Kogin Catlins”
- Irish: “Pounawea”
- Maori: “Pounawea”
- Spanish: “Rio Catlins”
- Spanish: “Río Catlins”
- Welsh: “Afon Catlins”
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