Little Hope River
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The Little Hope River is a river of the northwest of New Zealand
's South Island
. It flows from the western flank of the Hope Saddle
, meeting with the waters of the Hope River
after seven kilometres at the settlement of Glenhope. State Highway 6
follows the valley of the Little Hope River immediately after crossing the saddle.
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...
's 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 from the western flank of the Hope Saddle
Hope Saddle
Hope Saddle is a saddle located in the Hope Range of the northern South Island. It lies above the Clark Valley....
, meeting with the waters of the Hope River
Hope River (Tasman)
The Hope River is in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand.It is the northernmost of three Hope Rivers in the South Island.The river rises on the eastern slopes of the Hope Range at heights of around 1200 metres...
after seven kilometres at the settlement of Glenhope. State Highway 6
New Zealand State Highway 6
State Highway 6 is a major New Zealand State Highway. It extends from the northeastern corner of the South Island across the top of the island, then down the length of the island, initially along the West Coast and then across the Southern Alps through inland Otago and finally across the Southland...
follows the valley of the Little Hope River immediately after crossing the saddle.