Avoca River (Canterbury)

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The Avoca River is on the left Mt Fitzwilliam (close to Lake Coleridge), Canterbury, New Zealand 15.jpg
The Avoca River is on the left

The Avoca River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. [1] It is a minor tributary of the Rakaia River via the Harper and Wilberforce Rivers, south of Arthur's Pass in Canterbury.

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References

  1. "Place name detail: Avoca River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 24 November 2009.

Coordinates: 43°10′54″S171°32′30″E / 43.181764°S 171.541559°E / -43.181764; 171.541559