Whanganui River
Major river in the North Island of New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the Wanganui River in the South Island of New Zealand.
The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the country's third-longest river, and has special status owing to its importance to the region's Māori people. In March 2017 it became the world's second natural resource (after Te Urewera) to be given its own legal identity, with the rights, duties and liabilities of a legal person. The Whanganui Treaty settlement brought the longest-running litigation in New Zealand history to an end.[2][3]
Quick Facts Native name, Location ...
Whanganui River | |
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Native name | Whanganui (Māori) |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
Towns and cities | Taumarunui, Whanganui |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Tongariro |
Mouth | Tasman Sea |
• coordinates | 39°56.89′S 174°59.22′E |
• elevation | Sea level |
Length | 290 km (180 mi) |
Basin size | 7,380 km2 (2,850 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 219 m3/s (7,700 cu ft/s)[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Whakapapa River, Retaruke River, Manganui o te Ao River |
• right | Pungapunga River, Ongarue River, Ohura River, Tangarakau River, Whangamōmona River |
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