Whanganui River
The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the country's third-longest river, and has special status owing to its importance to the region's Māori people.
- Type: Stream
- Description: major river in the North Island of New Zealand
- Also known as: “Afon Wanganui”, “Wanganui River”, “Фангануї”, and “ファンガヌイ川”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Wanganui Airport and St Dominic’s College.
Wanganui Airport
Aerodrome
Whanganui Airport, named Wanganui Airport until 2016… Wanganui Airport is situated 2½ km southeast of Whanganui River.
St Dominic’s College
School
St. Dominic's College is a private, secondary school run by the Society of St.
Whanganui High School
School
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlecliff and Gonville.
Springvale
Suburb
Whanganui River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.94825° or 39° 56′ 54″ south
Longitude
175.00021° or 175° 0′ 1″ east
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
4VGQ3222+M3
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Whanganui River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر وانغانوي”
- Asturian: “Ríu Whanganui”
- Basque: “Whanganui ibaia”
- Breton: “Whanganui”
- Catalan: “Wanganui”
- Cebuano: “Whanganui River”
- Chinese: “旺阿努伊河”
- Chuvash: “Фангануи”
- Dutch: “Whanganui”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر وانجانوى”
- French: “Whanganui”
- German: “Whanganui River”
- Hindi: “व्हाँगानूई नदी”
- Hindi: “व्हांगानूई नदी”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Whanganui”
- Irish: “Whanganui”
- Italian: “Whanganui”
- Japanese: “ワンガヌイ川”
- Javanese: “Kali Whanganui”
- Kannada: “ವಂಗನುಯಿ ನದಿ”
- Lithuanian: “Vanganujis”
- Lithuanian: “Vanganujus”
- Macedonian: “Фангануи”
- Malayalam: “വാങ്ങനൂയി നദി”
- Maori: “Whanganui”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Whanganui”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whanganui River”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whanganui-elva”
- Norwegian: “Whanganui”
- Polish: “Whanganui”
- Romanian: “Râul Whanganui”
- Russian: “Уонгануи (река)”
- Russian: “Уонгануи”
- Serbian: “Вангануи (река)”
- Serbian: “Вангануи”
- Spanish: “Río Whanganui”
- Spanish: “Whanganui”
- Turkish: “Whanganui Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Вангануї”
- Welsh: “Afon Whanganui”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mosston and Putiki Pa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Corliss Island and Lake Virginia.
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