The ÅŒtoko River is a river of the
West Coast Region
The West Coast ( mi, Te Tai Poutini, lit=The Coast of Poutini, the Taniwha) is a region of New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island that is administered by the West Coast Regional Council, and is known co-officially as Te Tai Poutini ...
of
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
's
South Island. It flows generally northwest from the northern slopes of
Mount Hooker, reaching the
Paringa River
The Paringa River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally northwest from its origins in the Southern Alps west of Mount McCullaugh, reaching the Tasman Sea southwest of Bruce Bay. Geologist Jeremy K ...
20 kilometres south of
Bruce Bay.
The New Zealand
Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the staff" for ''ÅŒtoko''.
See also
*
List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.
A
* Aan River
* Acheron River (Canterbury)
* Acheron River (Marlborough)
* Ada River
* Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri River
* Ahuroa River
* Akatarawa River
* Ākitio R ...
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Westland District
Rivers of New Zealand
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