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.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Kamau Te Urua”, “Tasmanelva”, and “Tasmanelven”
Tasman River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.82833° or 43° 49′ 42″ south
Longitude
170.13009° or 170° 7′ 48″ east
Elevation
588 metres (1,929 feet)
Open location code
4V8G54CJ+M2
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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: “Te Awa Whakamau”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tasman”
- Norwegian: “Tasman”
- Spanish: “Río Tasman”
- Venetian: “Fiume Tasman”
- Welsh: “Afon Tasman”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Birch Hill and Glentanner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: John Brown’s Grave and Acland Lagoon.
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Worth a closer look: Christchurch and Mount Cook National Park.
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