Waikaia River
The Waikaia River is a river in New Zealand, a tributary of the Mataura River. The name is probably a corruption of Wai-o-Whakaea. The moderate sized Waikaia River rises in swamps and tussock land in the Umbrella Mountains to the east of the headwaters of the…Waikaia River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.51838° or 45° 31′ 6″ south
Longitude
169.04008° or 169° 2′ 24″ east
Elevation
530 metres (1,739 feet)
Open location code
4V6FF2JR+J2
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