Mōtū River
The Mōtū River is a major waterway in the eastern part of the North Island of New Zealand. It rises south-west of Mātāwai in the Gisborne District, on the south-western side of the Raukūmara Range, and heads roughly northwards to the Pacific Ocean.Mōtū River
- Type: Rapids
- Category: body of water
- Location: East Coast, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.10907° or 38° 6′ 33″ south
Longitude
177.69248° or 177° 41′ 33″ east
Elevation
540 metres (1,772 feet)
Open location code
4VHVVMRR+9X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=rapids
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Mōtū River” goes by many names.
- French: “Motu”
- German: “Motu River”
- Spanish: “Río Motu”
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