Acheron River

The Acheron River is a river in the of New Zealand, in Marlborough and flows into the . It flows southwest and then east for a total of 76 kilometres, joining the Waiau Toa / Clarence at the southern end of the Inland Kaikōura mountains.

Acheron River

Latitude
-42.39214° or 42° 23′ 32″ south
Longitude
172.96798° or 172° 58′ 5″ east
Elevation
930 metres (3,051 feet)
Open location code
4V9JJX59+45
Geo­Names ID
6221198
Wiki­data ID
Q252561
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Acheron River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Acheron
  • Catalan: Acheron
  • Cebuano: Acheron River
  • Dutch: Acheron River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر اتشيرون
  • French: Acheron rivière, Marlborough
  • French: Acheron
  • Georgian: აჩერონი
  • German: Acheron River
  • Hausa: Kogin Acheron (Marlborough)
  • Hausa: Kogin Acheron
  • Portuguese: Rio Acheron
  • Venetian: Fiume Acheron
  • Welsh: Afon Acheron

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