Wolff River (Māori: Te Ahi-a-Hikaroroa) is a short river in northern Fiordland, New Zealand. It rises near Mount Sutherland and flows westward to Madagascar Beach, between Martins Bay and Milford Sound / Piopiotahi.

Naming

The river was named in memory of a gold prospector, Carl Wolff. Wolff prospected for gold near the river mouth from 1885 to 1887. He drowned in the wreck of the Try Again at Martins Bay in 1887.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Wolff River, New Zealand". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolff_River
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