Little Wanganui River

The Little Wanganui River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally west from the slopes of Mount Allen, reaching the Karamea Bight close to the small settlement of Little Wanganui.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arapito and Little Wanganui.

Arapito

Locality

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Arapito is a town in the Karamea area of New Zealand. Arapito is a farming community on the south side of the Karamea River, upriver from the main Karamea township. Arapito is situated 9 km north of Little Wanganui River.

Little Wanganui

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Little Wanganui is a dairy-farming village on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, on the Little Wanganui River. It is 77 kilometres north of Westport and 21 kilometres south of Karamea, at the opposite end of the Karamea Beach. Little Wanganui is situated 10 km west of Little Wanganui River.

Umere

Locality

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Umere is a town in the Karamea area of New Zealand. Umere is a farming community on the north side of the Karamea River, upriver from the main Karamea township. Umere is situated 10 km north of Little Wanganui River.

Little Wanganui River

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

-41.34826° or 41° 20′ 54″ south

Longitude

172.18016° or 172° 10′ 49″ east

Elevation

134 metres (440 feet)

Open location code

4VCJM52J+M3

GeoNames ID

6241459

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