Haast River
The Haast River / Awarua is a river on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The Māori name for the river is Awarua. It drains the western watershed of the Haast Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Flat.
Pleasant Flat
Locality
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Pleasant Flat is an alluvial floodplain of the Haast River in the Haast Pass on New Zealand's South Island. A former stopping place for travellers crossing the pass before the building of the highway, it now has a campsite and picnic shelter. Pleasant Flat is situated 2½ km southwest of Haast River.
Haast River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.98833° or 43° 59′ 18″ southLongitude
169.40009° or 169° 24′ 0″ eastElevation
501 metres (1,644 feet)Open location code
4V8F2C62+M2GeoNames ID
6207113
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