Heaphy River

Heaphy River

Nikau palms along the Heaphy River
Mouth Tasman Sea (Karamea Bight)
Basin countries New Zealand
Length 26 kilometres (16 mi)

The Heaphy River is a river of the northwestern South Island of New Zealand. It flows through Kahurangi National Park, rising on the northern slopes of Amohia Peak and initially flowing northwest before turning southwest to reach the Tasman Sea 30 kilometres north of Karamea. Stages of the Heaphy Track follow the lower course of this river, with the track reaching the coast at the river's mouth.

See also

References

"Place Name Detail: Heaphy River". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009. 

Coordinates: 40°59′S 172°06′E / 40.983°S 172.100°E / -40.983; 172.100

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, June 19, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.