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Waiatoto River

Waiatoto River

River in West Coast, New Zealand

The Waiatoto River is a river of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Formed from several small rivers which are fed by glaciers surrounding Mount Aspiring / Tititea, it flows north along a valley flanked in the west by the Haast Range before turning northwest to reach the Tasman Sea 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Haast. Much of the river's length is within Mount Aspiring National Park.

Quick Facts Native name, Location ...

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "water of blood" for Waiatoto.[1]

See also

References

"Place name detail: Waiatoto River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

  1. [1]
    "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.

43°59′S 168°47′E


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