The Waiatoto River is a river of the West Coast of
New Zealand
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's
South Island. Formed from several small rivers which are fed by glaciers surrounding
Mount Aspiring, it flows north along a valley flanked in the west by the
Haast Range before turning northwest to reach the
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea ( Māori: ''Te Tai-o-Rēhua'', ) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about across and about from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer ...
southwest of
Haast. Much of the river's length is within
Mount Aspiring National Park
Mount Aspiring National Park is in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, north of Fiordland National Park, situated in Otago and Westland regions. The park forms part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site.
Geography
Estab ...
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The New Zealand
Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "water of blood" for .
Gallery
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See also
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List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.
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* 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
Mount Aspiring National Park
Rivers of New Zealand
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