Havelock River
Havelock River is located in New Zealand
Havelock River
Location of the mouth within New Zealand
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouthern Alps
Mouth 
 • location
Rangitata River

The Havelock River is a river of New Zealand. The river source is in the Cloudy Peak Range, part of the Southern Alps, between Sceptre Peak and Outram Peak. It joins the Rangitata River which flows into the Canterbury Bight between Ashburton and Temuka.[1]

The river was named by Sir Julius von Haast on 12 March 1861 after Sir Henry Havelock, a British general.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 74–75. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. ↑ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 382.

43°31′S 170°47′E / 43.517°S 170.783°E / -43.517; 170.783


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.