Karangarua River
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The Karangarua River is located in the west of New Zealand
's South Island
. It flows northwest from the Southern Alps
, entering the Tasman Sea
80 kilometres northeast of Haast
. The main tributary of the Karangarua is the Copland River
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
. It flows northwest from the Southern Alps
Southern Alps
The Southern Alps is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the island's western side...
, entering the Tasman Sea
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...
80 kilometres northeast of Haast
Haast
Haast is a German family name. It may refer to:* Bill Haast, founder of the Miami Serpentarium and pioneering snake venom collector* Julius von Haast, a German geologist and explorer of New Zealand; several things in New Zealand are named for him:...
. The main tributary of the Karangarua is the Copland River
Copland River
The Copland River is a river on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows for 20 kilometres from its headwaters in the Southern Alps to its confluence with the Karangarua River....
.