Ōmoeroa River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSouthern Alps
Mouth 
  location
Tasman Sea
Length25 kilometres (16 mi)

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

References

  1. "Place name detail: Ōmoeroa River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.


43°19′S 170°02′E / 43.317°S 170.033°E / -43.317; 170.033


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