The Papeno'o River is a river on the island of
Tahiti
Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austr ...
in
French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze")
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The river rises in the mountains of Tahiti east of the town center of
Papeete
Papeete (Tahitian language, Tahitian: ''Papeete'', pronounced ) is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the France, French Republic in the Pacific Ocean. The Communes of France, commune of Papeete is located on the isl ...
and ends on the coast of Tahiti near
Pape'eno. It is about 20 miles long and is about 10 feet wide at the mouth. All the water ends in the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
. The river forms as a little trickle from the little snow melt of
Mont Orohena
Mont Orohena is a mountain located in the South Pacific, on the island of Tahiti. With an elevation of above sea level, it is the highest point of French Polynesia. Mont Orohena is an extinct volcano.
See also
* List of Ultras of Oceania
Re ...
in the center of Tahiti and flows northward toward
Arue. As it flows north, it collects more and more snow melt. Eventually, it becomes a 10 foot wide river 12 miles south of the ocean. Once it reaches the Tahiti Freeway, it becomes a 20 foot wide river. The river's highest elevation is 4,000 feet in the mountains of Tahiti. The lowest elevation is 2 feet once the Papeno'o River meets the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
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The river was previously called Vaituaru, "the stream that destroys everything in its path".
See also
*
List of rivers of Oceania
This is a list of rivers in Oceania.
Australia
*List of rivers of Australia
Cook Islands
* Avana River
Fiji
* Ba River
* Dreketi River
*Navua River
*Rewa River
*Sigatoka River
French Polynesia
*Papenoo River
New Zealand
*List of rivers of Ne ...
References
Rivers of Tahiti
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