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River in Southland, New Zealand

Gulliver River

Route of the Gulliver River
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Location
Country	New Zealand
Region	Southland
District	Southland
Physical characteristics

Source
• coordinates	44°44′33″S 168°00′34″E / 44.7424°S 168.0094°E / -44.7424; 168.0094

Mouth
• location	Cleddau River
• coordinates	44°42′14″S 167°58′06″E / 44.7039°S 167.9684°E / -44.7039; 167.9684
Basin features
Progression	Gulliver River → Cleddau River → Milford Sound → Tasman Sea

The Gulliver River is a river in the Fiordland area of New Zealand. It starts in the Darran Mountains on the north slope of Mount Talbot, and flows north and then west into the Cleddau River, which runs into Milford Sound. The river was named in 1906 by W.G. Grave for Alf Grenfell, who had a nickname of "Gulliver". A track along the Gulliver River from the Cleddau is suitable for day walks in summer and autumn and can be extended on the Grave Talbot Track into the Espereance valley, past the 59 m (194 ft) high De Lambert Falls and over the Grave Talbot Pass.

In 1975 three remaining kākāpō in the Esperance and Gulliver Valleys were moved to Maud Island.

Esperance River

The Esperance River is a 3 km (1.9 mi) tributary flowing from the west off Mount Isolation. Large rimu and beech trees line the river up to about the 500 m (1,600 ft) contour.

References

Gulliver River, New Zealand Gazetteer, Retrieved 24 December 2024.
Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. maps 200, 212. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 459.
"Day Walks". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
"Gulliver River". climbnz.org.nz. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
Gray, Richard (1977). "The habitat, food and feeding ecology of kakapo in Fiordland" (PDF).
"Esperance River, Southland - NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
"Milford Sound Walks". Milford Sound. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

Land Information New Zealand - Search for Place Names

v t e Fiordland, New Zealand
Fiords	Doubtful Sound / Patea Deep Cove Hāwea / Bligh Sound Hinenui / Nancy Sound Bradshaw Sound Milford Sound Taiari / Chalky Inlet Charles Sound Caswell Sound Tamatea / Dusky Sound Thompson Sound Sutherland Sound George Sound Breaksea Sound Dagg Sound Rakituma / Preservation Inlet
Bays	Big Bay Martins Bay Pearl Harbour Te Waewae Bay
Islands	Anchor Island Arran Island Bauza Island Bay Rock Belle Vue Island Breaksea Island Brig Rock Buncrana Island Centre Island Chalky Island Coal Island Cooper Island Elizabeth Island Great Island Indian Island Long Island Pomona Island Resolution Island Secretary Island
Lakes	Lake Alabaster Lake Alice Lake Fergus Lake Gunn Green Lake Lake Hauroko Lake Innes Lake Manapouri Lake Marian Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai Mirror Lakes Lake Monowai Lake Poteriteri Lake Quill Lake Te Anau Waiuna Lagoon
Marine reserves	Hawea (Clio Rocks) Kahukura (Gold Arm) Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm) Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm) Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island) Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula) Te Awaatu Channel (The Gut) Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound) Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound)
Mountain ranges	Darran Mountains Franklin Mountains Humboldt Mountains Hunter Mountains Kepler Mountains Murchison Mountains Wick Mountains
Mountains	Mitre Peak Mount Edgecumbe Mount Grono Mount Luxmore Mount Moturau Mount Richardson Mount Titiroa Mount Tūtoko
Rivers	Aan River Arthur River Awarua River Big River Bowen River Camelot River Carrick River Castle River Cavendish River Cleddau River Clinton River Coal River Dark River Donne River Doon River Dry Awarua River Edith River Eglinton River Electric River Elizabeth River Forgotten River George River Glaisnock River Gray River Grebe River Gulliver River Hollyford River Irene River John o'Groats River Juno River Kaipo River Light River Lyvia River Mike River Misty River Monowai River Namu River Newton River Olivine River Pandora River Pitt River Pyke River Rea River Red Pyke River Rooney River Seaforth River Shag River Spey River Stillwater River Talbot River Thurso River Transit River Tūtoko River Waiau River Waikōau River Wairaurāhiri River Waitutu River Walker River Wapiti River Whitewater River Wild Natives River Wilmot River Wilson River Windward River Wolff River
Waterfalls	Bowen Falls Browne Falls Grainger Falls Helena Falls Humboldt Falls Lady Alice Falls Sutherland Falls
Settlements	Manapouri Milford Sound Port Craig Te Anau
Structures	Homer Tunnel Manapouri Power Station Milford Sound Airport Monowai Power Station Milford Road Port Craig tramway Puysegur Point Lighthouse Te Anau Airport
Walking tracks	Dusky Track Hollyford Track Hump Ridge Track Kepler Track Kepler Challenge Milford Track Routeburn Track Routeburn Classic
Other features	Aurora Cave Awarua Point Fiordland National Park Foveaux Strait Hollyford Valley McKinnon Pass Puysegur Point Te Ana-au Caves Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site West Cape Wilmot Pass
Programmes and expeditions	Fiordland Islands programme New Zealand American Fiordland Expedition

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