Kekerengu River
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The Kekerengu River is a river of New Zealand
's northeastern South Island
. It flows mainly through the area of rough hill country immediately to the north of the end of the Seaward Kaikoura Range, reaching the Pacific Ocean at Kekerengu, a small settlement halfway between the township of Ward
and the mouth of the Clarence River
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's northeastern South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
. It flows mainly through the area of rough hill country immediately to the north of the end of the Seaward Kaikoura Range, reaching the Pacific Ocean at Kekerengu, a small settlement halfway between the township of Ward
Ward, New Zealand
Ward is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1, 20 kilometres south of Seddon. Kaikoura is 82 km to the southwest...
and the mouth of the Clarence River
Clarence River, New Zealand
Clarence River is located on South Island of New Zealand. It is 160 kilometres long.For its first 50 kilometres, the river runs in a generally southeastern direction. It then turns northeast, running down a long straight valley between the Inland and Seaward Kaikoura Ranges...
.