Twizel River
The Twizel River is a river of the Mackenzie Basin, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is part of the Waitaki River system. It was named afterTwizel Bridge in Northumberland by John Turnbull Thomson, Chief Surveyor of Otago in the mid-1800s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twizel.
Twizel
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
Twizel is Mackenzie Country's largest town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. Although it's the largest town in Mackenzie Country, it's well-visited as it's the closest decently-sized town near Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.
Twizel River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Twizel River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Twizel River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تويزل”
- French: “Twizel”
- Irish: “Whakatipu”
- Maori: “Whakatipu”
- Welsh: “Afon Twizel”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruataniwha Dam and Wairepo Bay.
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