Waitara River

The source of the Waitara River lies in the very steep hill country to the east of Mount Taranaki/Egmont, near Tahora. After proceeding in a southwesterly direction toward Central , the river abruptly turns to flow in a northwesterly direction to the Tasman Sea: meeting it at the coastal town of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in New Zealand
  • Also known as: Waitaranui-a-Ngarue

Waitara River

Latitude
-38.94824° or 38° 56′ 54″ south
Longitude
174.7302° or 174° 43′ 49″ east
Elevation
311 metres (1,020 feet)
Open location code
4VHP3P2J+P3
Geo­Names ID
6224012
Wiki­data ID
Q201027
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Waitara River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Waitara
  • Catalan: Waitara
  • Cebuano: Okau
  • Cebuano: Taienga Stream
  • Cebuano: Waitara River
  • Dutch: Waitara River
  • French: Waitara
  • German: Waitara River
  • Irish: Waitaranui-a-Ngarue
  • Maori: Waitaranui-a-Ngarue
  • Venetian: Fiume Waitara
  • Welsh: Afon Waitara

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