The Barrier River is a river in the
Mount Aspiring National Park
Mount Aspiring National Park is in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, north of Fiordland National Park, situated in Otago and Westland regions. The park forms part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site.
History
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in northern
Southland,
New Zealand
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. It is a tributary of the
Pyke River
The Pyke River is a river in the south west of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally south into Lake Wilmot then Lake Alabaster, before becoming a tributary of the Hollyford River.
The Pyke River begins at the confluence of the Sealy ...
, which it enters about south of
Lake Wilmot
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.
The Barrier River is fed by three glaciers and ice fields:
* Demon Gap Icefall (North Branch)
* Silver Glacier (via Silver Stream, between the branches)
* Barrier Ice Stream (South Branch)
See also
*
List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.
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* Aan River
* Acheron River (Canterbury)
* Acheron River (Marlborough)
* Ada River (New Zealand), Ada River
* Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri R ...
References
Rivers of the Southland Region
Rivers of Mount Aspiring National Park
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