Grantham River

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Grantham River
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Location of the mouth within New Zealand
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Physical characteristics
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  location Hanmer Range
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Waiau River

The Grantham River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It arises in the Hanmer Range near Mount Miromiro, in the Hanmer Forest Park, and flows south-east into the Waiau River, which has its mouth on the Pacific Ocean. [1]

Canterbury, New Zealand Region of New Zealand in South Island

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Pacific Ocean Ocean between Asia and Australia in the west, the Americas in the east and Antarctica or the Southern Ocean in the south.

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A thermal spring on the river is undeveloped. [2]

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References

  1. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 71. ISBN   0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
  2. White, Brian (14 July 2006). "An Assessment of Geothermal Direct Heat Use in New Zealand" (PDF). New Zealand Geothermal Association. p. 28. Retrieved 16 July 2009.

Coordinates: 42°34′S172°42′E / 42.567°S 172.700°E / -42.567; 172.700

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