The Gulliver River is a river in the Fiordland area of New Zealand. It starts in the Darran Mountains on the north slope of Mount Talbot,[1] and flows north and then west into the Cleddau River, which runs into Milford Sound.[2] The river was named in 1906 by W.G. Grave for Alf Grenfell, who had a nickname of "Gulliver".[3] A track along the Gulliver River from the Cleddau is suitable for day walks in summer and autumn[4] 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.[5]

In 1975 three remaining kākāpō in the Esperance and Gulliver Valleys were moved to Maud Island.[6]

Esperance River

The Esperance River is a 3 km (1.9 mi) tributary flowing from the west off Mount Isolation.[7] Large rimu and beech trees line the river up to about the 500 m (1,600 ft) contour.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gulliver River, New Zealand Gazetteer, Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. maps 200, 212. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 459.
  4. ^ "Day Walks". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Gulliver River". climbnz.org.nz. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. ^ Gray, Richard (1977). "The habitat, food and feeding ecology of kakapo in Fiordland" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Esperance River, Southland - NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Milford Sound Walks". Milford Sound. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver_River
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