Motunau River

The Motunau River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's . It flows south-east from coastal hills south-west of , reaching the Pacific Ocean at Motunau Beach at the northern tip of .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spye and Omihi.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Motunau River.

Hamlet
or Ōmihi is a rural community in the of the , on New Zealand's . It is located 21km north-east of . is situated 5 km west of Motunau River.

Hamlet
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is a town in North Canterbury, 83 km north of , . It was named after the River Greta in Yorkshire by local runholders Sir Charles Clifford and Sir Frederick Weld in the 1850s, but it is to the east of the and on the south bank of the . is situated 7 km northeast of Motunau River.

Motunau River

Latitude
-43.01831° or 43° 1′ 6″ south
Longitude
172.92014° or 172° 55′ 13″ east
Elevation
273 metres (896 feet)
Open location code
4V8JXWJC+M3
Geo­Names ID
6221861
Wiki­data ID
Q6918757
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Satellite Map

Discover Motunau River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Motunau River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Motunau River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر موتوناو”
  • French: “Motunau”
  • Welsh: “Afon Motunau”

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