Oaro River
The Oaro River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from its sources in the Hundalee Hills, turning east shortly before reaching the coast at Oaro, 15 kilometres southwest of Kaikōura.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goose Bay and Oaro.
Goose Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goose Bay is a small locality in New Zealand, located 15 kilometres southwest of Kaikōura. It is beside a bay that is also named Goose Bay. It was named in the mid-nineteenth century, either after geese that got away from a nearby whaling station or from a Kāinga that was ruined by Te Rauparaha. Goose Bay is situated 8 km east of Oaro River.
Oaro
Hamlet
Oaro is a settlement close to the Pacific Ocean Coast of north Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. Oaro is within Kaikōura District on State Highway 1 and on the South Island Main Trunk railway, 20 kilometres south of Kaikōura. Oaro is situated 8 km southeast of Oaro River.
Oaro River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.4583° or 42° 27′ 30″ southLongitude
173.44015° or 173° 26′ 25″ eastElevation
548 metres (1,798 feet)Open location code
4V9MGCRR+M3GeoNames ID
6222421
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