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Harman River
The Harman River is a river of New Zealand. It starts in the Browning Range of the Southern Alps (New Zealand), Southern Alps and becomes the Arahura River, which flows into the Tasman Sea north of Hokitika. The river can be reached on foot using the Styx Valley track. The river is named for R.J.S. Harman, a Canterbury surveyor, who discovered the nearby Harman Pass in 1865. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand References Land Information New Zealand - Search for Place Names Westland District Rivers of the West Coast Region Rivers of New Zealand {{WestCoastNZ-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Alps (New Zealand)
The Southern Alps (; officially Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana) is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the range's western side. The name "Southern Alps" generally refers to the entire range, although separate names are given to many of the smaller ranges that form part of it. The range includes the South Island's Main Divide, which separates the water catchments of the more heavily populated eastern side of the island from those on the west coast. Politically, the Main Divide forms the boundary between the Marlborough, Canterbury and Otago regions to the southeast and the Tasman and West Coast regions to the northwest. Names The Māori name of the range is , meaning "the Mirage of the Ocean". The English explorer James Cook bestowed the name ''Southern Alps'' on 23 March 1770, admiring their "prodigious height". p. 384. They had previously been noted by Abel Tasman in 1642, whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
