Moeraki River
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The Moeraki River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand
's South Island
. It flows west from the Southern Alps
, veering northwest as it approaches the coast. It flows into the eastern end of the small Lake Moeraki
before flowing out the western end to reach the Tasman Sea
20 kilometres northeast of Haast
.
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 west 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...
, veering northwest as it approaches the coast. It flows into the eastern end of the small Lake Moeraki
Lake Moeraki
Lake Moeraki is a small lake on the Moeraki River on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. State Highway 6 runs along its western edge.The lake is surrounded by native vegetation and lies within the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site....
before flowing out the western end to reach 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...
20 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:...
.