Mataura River

The Mataura River is in the Southland Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is 240 kilometres long.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parawa and Athol.

Parawa

Locality

Parawa is a locality in Southland, New Zealand, on State Highway 6, 5 km southwest of Athol and immediately north of Mid Dome mountain. Its name is a corruption of Paiherewao, the Māori name for the mountain.

Athol

Hamlet

Photo: Quoich74, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Athol is a small town in Southland, New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 6, 55 km south of Queenstown, halfway between Lumsden and Kingston on the Southern Scenic Route. Athol is situated 3 km northeast of Mataura River.

Mataura River

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.52839° or 45° 31′ 42″ south

Longitude

168.55007° or 168° 33′ 0″ east

Elevation

273 metres (896 feet)

Open location code

4V6CFHC2+J2

GeoNames ID

6204827

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