Waianakarua River
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The Waianakarua River is a river in North Otago
, New Zealand
, flowing into the Pacific Ocean
. It is crossed by Highway 1 at Waianakarua, south of Herbert
, by an old historic bridge.
North Otago
The district of North Otago in New Zealand covers the area of Otago between Shag Point and the Waitaki River, and extends inland to the west as far as the village of Omarama . The large east-coast town of Oamaru serves as North Otago's main centre...
, 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...
, flowing into the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. It is crossed by Highway 1 at Waianakarua, south of Herbert
Herbert, New Zealand
The small town of Herbert lies in North Otago, New Zealand, almost 100 kilometres to the north of Dunedin and 22 kilometres to the south of Oamaru. It lies on the edge of the Herbert Forest....
, by an old historic bridge.