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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 .
Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu; Donald River (West Coast) Drake River; F. Fish River (New Zealand) Forgotten River; H. Haast River; J. Joe River (New Zealand) K ...
The track allows access to the Cascade Saddle Track [3] [4] in which one can see the Dart Glacier and allows access to the Matukituki Valley. Access to the Dart Track is via the Chinamans Bluff carpark and which is near the Dart River while access to the Rees Track is via the Muddy Creek carpark near the Rees River. Rees River track Kea on the ...
It is set within Mount Aspiring National Park which is part of the Te Wahipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Site. The peak is part of the Forbes Mountains which are a subrange of the Southern Alps. [3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains north to the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu, and south to the Rees River via Hunter Creek.
Dart River may refer to any of several rivers: In Australia. Dart River (Victoria) In New Zealand. Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu in the Otago region of the southwestern South Island; Dart River (Tasman) in the northwestern South Island; In the United Kingdom. River Dart, a river in Devon, England; East Dart River, Devon; Little Dart River, Devon