geo.wikisort.org - RiverThe Wills River is a river of the southern West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows west to reach the Haast River 10 kilometres north of the Haast Pass.
River in New Zealand
Wills River |
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Country | New Zealand |
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Mouth | |
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• location | Haast River |
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Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
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The river was named by Julius von Haast when he searched for a crossing from Otago to the West Coast. It is named for William John Wills of the Burke and Wills expedition. The nearby Burke River is named for Robert O'Hara Burke.[1]
See also
References
- Holm, Janet (2005). Caught mapping: the life and times of New Zealand's early surveyors. Christchurch: Hazard Press. p. 170. OCLC 636380050.
"Place name detail: Wills River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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Alpine passes |
- Arthur's Pass
- Browning Pass / Nōti Raureka
- Copland Pass
- Haast Pass / Tioripatea
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Bays | |
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Canyons, gorges and waterfalls |
- Fantail Falls
- Gates of Haast
- Hokitika Gorge
- Otira Gorge
- Roaring Billy Falls
- Thunder Creek Falls
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Glaciers |
- Agassiz Glacier
- Douglas Glacier
- Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe
- Franz Josef Glacier / Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere
- Olivine Ice Plateau
- Volta Glacier
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Headlands |
- Abut Head
- Awarua Point
- Knights Point
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Islands | |
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Lakes and lagoons | |
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Mountains | |
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