Tasman River
The Tasman River is an alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. The river's headwaters are in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, where it is the outflow of the proglacial Tasman Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Te Awa Whakamau”
Tasman River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Tasman River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Tasman River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Tasman”
- Cebuano: “Tasman River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تاسمان”
- French: “Tasman”
- German: “Tasman River”
- Greek: “Ποταμός Τάσμαν”
- Irish: “Te Awa Whakamau”
- Japanese: “タスマン川”
- Maori: “Kamau Te Urua”
- Maori: “Te Awa Whakamau”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tasman River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tasmanelva”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tasmanelven”
- Norwegian: “Tasmanelva”
- Spanish: “Río Tasman”
- Venetian: “Fiume Tasman”
- Welsh: “Afon Tasman”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Birch Hill and Glentanner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include John Brown’s Grave and Acland Lagoon.
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