Makara River (Chatham Islands)
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The Makara River is a river in the Chatham Islands
of New Zealand
. Located in the southeast of Chatham Island, it runs northeast to become a tribuary of the Te Awainanga River, which flows into Te Whanga Lagoon
.
Chatham Islands
The Chatham Islands are an archipelago and New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean consisting of about ten islands within a radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island. Their name in the indigenous language, Moriori, means Misty Sun...
of New Zealand
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...
. Located in the southeast of Chatham Island, it runs northeast to become a tribuary of the Te Awainanga River, which flows into Te Whanga Lagoon
Te Whanga Lagoon
Covering , Te Whanga Lagoon dominates the geography of Chatham Island, in the South Pacific Ocean off New Zealand's east coast.It is the outflow of several small rivers in the island's hilly south, and drains to the Pacific via gaps in Hanson Bay on the east coast of the island.It contains many...
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