Omoeroa River

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Omoeroa River
Location
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Southern Alps
Mouth  
  location
Tasman Sea
Length25 kilometres (16 mi)

The Omoeroa 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.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the long sleep" for Ōmoeroa. [1]

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References

  1. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.

"Place name detail: Omoeroa River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 12 July 2009.

Coordinates: 43°19′S170°02′E / 43.317°S 170.033°E / -43.317; 170.033