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…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Waikaia River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.61839° or 45° 37′ 6″ southLongitude
168.94008° or 168° 56′ 24″ eastElevation
196 metres (643 feet)Open location code
4V6C9WJR+J2GeoNames ID
6206446
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