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The Martyr River is a river of the
West Coast Region The West Coast ( mi, Te Tai Poutini, lit=The Coast of Poutini, the Taniwha) is a region of New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island that is administered by the West Coast Regional Council, and is known co-officially as Te Tai Poutini. ...
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. It flows generally northwest from its sources in the
Olivine Range The mineral olivine () is a magnesium iron silicate with the chemical formula . It is a type of nesosilicate or orthosilicate. The primary component of the Earth's upper mantle, it is a common mineral in Earth's subsurface, but weathers quickly ...
, joining its stream with the braided paths of the Cascade River 10 kilometres from the coast. New Zealand's Alpine Fault, the boundary between the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates, is exposed in the banks of the Martyr River.


See also

* List of rivers of New Zealand


References

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External links


Video of exposed Alpine Fault
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand Rivers of New Zealand Westland District {{WestCoastNZ-river-stub