Barrier River
Barrier River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Pyke River |
• elevation | about 30 m (98 ft) |
The Barrier River is a river in the Mount Aspiring National Park at the southern tip of the West Coast Region of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Pyke River, which it enters about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) south of .[1] The Barrier River is fed by three glaciers and ice fields:
- Demon Gap Icefall (North Branch)
- Silver Glacier (via Silver Stream, between the branches)
- Barrier Ice Stream (South Branch)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Place name detail: Barrier River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
Coordinates: 44°24′23″S 168°14′28″E / 44.406339°S 168.240990°E
Categories:
- Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
- Mount Aspiring National Park
- Rivers of New Zealand
- West Coast, New Zealand river stubs