Fyfe River
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The Fyfe River is a river in the Tasman
District of New Zealand
. It arises in the Marino Mountains near Mount Owen
and flows north, then south-west, south and south-east to join the Owen River, a tributary of the Buller River
, which eventually exits into the Tasman Sea
.
A Department of Conservation-maintained tramping track follows the river, and can be used for access to Mount Owen.
Tasman, New Zealand
The Tasman Region is both a region and a district of New Zealand. It borders with the West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and the Nelson Region. It is both a region and a unitary authority, and the District Council sits at Richmond, with Community Boards serving outlying communities in Motueka...
District of 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...
. It arises in the Marino Mountains near Mount Owen
Mount Owen, New Zealand
Mount Owen is in the Tasman district of the South Island of New Zealand. It stands at 1875 metres above sea level and is part of the Marino Mountains....
and flows north, then south-west, south and south-east to join the Owen River, a tributary of the Buller River
Buller River
The Buller River is in the South Island of New Zealand. One of the country's longest rivers, it flows for 170 kilometres from Lake Rotoiti through the Buller Gorge and into the Tasman Sea near the town of Westport...
, which eventually exits into 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...
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A Department of Conservation-maintained tramping track follows the river, and can be used for access to Mount Owen.