Strauchon River
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The Strauchon River is a short river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand
's South Island
. It flows southwest from the face of the Strauchon Glacier to reach the Copland River
five kilometres northwest of Mount Sefton. The river's entire length is within Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
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 southwest from the face of the Strauchon Glacier to reach the Copland River
Copland River
The Copland River is a river on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows for 20 kilometres from its headwaters in the Southern Alps to its confluence with the Karangarua River....
five kilometres northwest of Mount Sefton. The river's entire length is within Westland Tai Poutini National Park.