River in New Zealand
Waihora River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Waipaoa River |
• coordinates | 38°27′19″S 177°52′15″E / 38.4554°S 177.8709°E / -38.4554; 177.8709 |
Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
The Waihora River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally west from its sources in rough hill country southwest of Tolaga Bay to reach the Waipaoa River at Te Karaka.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "spread-out waters" for Waihora.
See also
References
"Place name detail: Waihora River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
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