Gulliver River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Fiordland |
Mouth | |
• location | Cleddau River |
The Gulliver River is a river in the Fiordland area of New Zealand. It starts in the Darran Mountains near the Grave-Talbot Pass, and flows north and then west into the Cleddau River, which runs into Milford Sound. [1] The river was named in 1906 by W.G. Grave for Alf Grenfell, who had a nickname of "Gulliver". [2] A track along the Gulliver River from the Cleddau is suitable for day walks in summer and autumn [3] and can be extended on the Grave Talbot Track into the Espereance valley, past the 59 m (194 ft) high De Lambert Falls and over the Grave Talbot Pass. [4]
In 1975 three remaining kākāpō in the Esperance and Gulliver Valleys were moved to Maud Island. [5]
The Esperance River is a 3 km (1.9 mi) tributary flowing from the west off Mount Isolation. [6] Large rimu and beech trees line the river up to about the 500 m (1,600 ft) contour. [7]