Waiatoto River
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The Waiatoto River is a river of the West Coast of New Zealand
'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
20 kilometres southwest of Haast
. Much of the river's length is within Mount Aspiring National Park
.
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 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...
. Formed from several small rivers which are fed by glaciers surrounding Mount Aspiring
Mount Aspiring
Mount Aspiring / Tititea is New Zealand's highest mountain outside the Aoraki/Mount Cook region.Set within Otago's Mount Aspiring National Park, it has a height of 3,033 metres . Māori named it Tititea, which translates as Glistening Peak. Named in December 1857 by the Chief Surveyor for the Otago...
, it flows north along a valley flanked in the west by the Haast Range before turning northwest to reach the Tasman Sea
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...
20 kilometres southwest of Haast
Haast, New Zealand
Haast is an area in the Westland District territorial authority on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island. The Haast region covers over ....
. Much of the river's length is within Mount Aspiring National Park
Mount Aspiring National Park
Mount Aspiring National Park is located in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, north of Fiordland National Park, and between Otago and south Westland. The park forms part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site.-Geography:...
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