Ōmoeroa River
Ōmoeroa River | |
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![]() Route of the Ōmoeroa River | |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | West Coast |
District | Westland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Baumann Glacier |
• coordinates | 43°27′51″S 170°08′48″E / 43.4642°S 170.1467°E |
Mouth | Tasman Sea |
• coordinates | 43°18′46″S 170°01′43″E / 43.31277°S 170.02861°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 25 kilometres (16 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ōmoeroa River → Tasman Sea |
River system | Ōmoeroa River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Gibb Creek |
• right | Pug Creek |
The Ōmoeroa River is a river of the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest from its source high in the Southern Alps, 14 kilometres north of Aoraki / Mount Cook, reaching the Tasman Sea 12 kilometres west of Franz Josef.[1]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the long sleep" for Ōmoeroa.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Place name detail: Ōmoeroa River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.