Awatere River

The Awatere River is a large river flowing through Marlborough, New Zealand. Flowing along the trace of the active Awatere Fault, it runs northeast through a straight valley to the west of the Inland Kaikōura mountains.

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Awatere River

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.87828° or 41° 52′ 42″ south

Longitude

173.63017° or 173° 37′ 49″ east

Elevation

617 metres (2,024 feet)

Open location code

4VCM4JCJ+M3

GeoNames ID

6222178

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