Forgotten River
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The Forgotten River is a river of northern Fiordland
, New Zealand
. A tributary of the Olivine River
, it rises west of the Olivine Ice Plateau in the Five Finger Range and flows south-westward to join that river south of Four Brothers Pass.
The river was explored in 1864 by Alphonse Barrington, James Farrell and Antoine Simonin.
Fiordland
Fiordland is a geographic region of New Zealand that is situated on the south-western corner of the South Island, comprising the western-most third of Southland. Most of Fiordland is dominated by the steep sides of the snow-capped Southern Alps, deep lakes and its ocean-flooded, steep western valleys...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. A tributary of the Olivine River
Olivine River
The Olivine River is a river in northern Fiordland, New Zealand. It rises north of the Cow Saddle and flows north, then north-west over Olivine Falls to become a tributary of the Pyke River near Olivine Hut....
, it rises west of the Olivine Ice Plateau in the Five Finger Range and flows south-westward to join that river south of Four Brothers Pass.
The river was explored in 1864 by Alphonse Barrington, James Farrell and Antoine Simonin.
External links
- Forgotten River and the Olivine Ice Plateau The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 8 (November 1, 1937)