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The Mackenzie River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Waterton is a former town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is still officially recognised as a locality.
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References
- ↑ "Place name detail: Danseys Pass". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ↑ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 98. ISBN 9780143204107.