Hope River (West Coast)
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The Hope River is a river in the southern part of the West Coast region of New Zealand
, being the southernmost of three rivers named Hope in the South Island
. It flows west for 15 kilometres, reaching the Tasman Sea
25 kilometres north of Big Bay
.
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...
, being the southernmost of three rivers named Hope in the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
. It flows west for 15 kilometres, reaching the Tasman Sea
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...
25 kilometres north of Big Bay
Big Bay, New Zealand
Big Bay is a deep indentation in the southwestern coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located 40 kilometres north of Milford Sound. The bay is eight kilometres in width, and extends eight kilometres into the South Island, making an almost square indentation in the island's coastline. It is...
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