Lords River / Tūtaekawetoweto | |
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Native name | Tūtaekawetoweto (Māori) |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Southland |
District | Southland District |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 46°59′29″S 167°56′25″E / 46.99139°S 167.94028°E |
• elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 47°06′11″S 168°06′18″E / 47.10306°S 168.10500°E |
• elevation | Sea Level |
Length | 35 km (22 mi) |
The Lords River, officially Lords River / Tūtaekawetoweto,[1] is a river on Stewart Island, New Zealand. It is called Tutae Ka Wetoweto (sometimes Tutae-Ka-Wetoweto) in Māori. Named Port South East by Owen Smith when he first charted the island in 1804, the river was later renamed Lords River by John Grono in 1809.[2][better source needed]