Wairau River

The Wairau River is one of the longest rivers in New Zealand's . It flows for 170 kilometres from the , firstly in a northwards direction and then northeast down a long, straight valley in inland Marlborough.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wairau Valley.

Village
is the valley of the Wairau River in , New Zealand and also the name of the main settlement in the upper valley. State Highway 63 runs through the valley. is situated 5 km southwest of Wairau River.

Wairau River

Latitude
-41.52827° or 41° 31′ 42″ south
Longitude
173.57017° or 173° 34′ 13″ east
Elevation
136 metres (446 feet)
Open location code
4VCMFHCC+M3
Geo­Names ID
6243045
Wiki­data ID
Q2540733
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Wairau River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Wairau
  • Catalan: Wairau
  • Cebuano: Wairau River
  • Chinese: 怀劳河
  • Dutch: Wairau River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر وايراو
  • French: Wairau
  • German: Wairau River
  • Lithuanian: Vairau
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Wairau River
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Wairau
  • Norwegian: Wairau
  • Polish: Wairau River
  • Russian: Уаирау (река)
  • Russian: Уаирау
  • Welsh: Afon Wairau

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