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The river was first known by its Māori name of Te Awa Whakatipu, with te awa literally translating as 'the river'. [7] The name Whakatipu is shared with several nearby geographic features, including Lake Wakatipu [a] and Whakatipu Kā Tuka (the Hollyford River) though this name is an archaic term and its original meaning is no longer known. [8]
The Dart Glacier is an approximately six-kilometre-long (3.7 mi) glacier located in Mount Aspiring National Park, in the upper reaches of Otago, New Zealand. [1] The glacier is the primary source of the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu, one of the main inflows of the nearby Lake Wakatipu before its water eventually joins the network of the Clutha River / Mata-Au some 80 kilometres (50 mi) to the ...
It is set in Mount Aspiring National Park which is part of the Te Wahipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Site on the South Island. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu via Beans Burn. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,400 metres (4,593 feet) above Beans Burn in one kilometre.
The Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu flows into the northern end, the lake then runs south for 30 kilometres before turning abruptly to the east. Twenty kilometres (12.4 mi) further along, it turns sharply to the south, reaching its southern end 30 kilometres (19 mi) further south, near Kingston .
D'Urville River; Dane River; Dark River; Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu; Dart River (Tasman) Deception River; Deepdale River; Devil River; Dickson River; Dillon River; Dobson River; Donald River (Hawke's Bay) Donald River (West Coast) Donne River; Doon River; Doubtful River; Doubtless River; Douglas River; Dove River (Canterbury) Dove River ...
The Whitbourn River is a river of the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is an upper tributary of the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu . The Whitbourn's entire length is within Mount Aspiring National Park .
Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu; E. Earnscleugh River; F. Fish River (New Zealand) Fleming River; G. Greenstone River; H. Hāwea River; Hopkins River (New Zealand ...
Paradise valley, Otago painted by Brent Trolle. Paradise is a rural locality in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. It lies on the eastern side of the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu at the head of Lake Wakatipu, close to the settlement of Glenorchy.