Snowy River
The Snowy River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally west from its sources within Victoria Forest Park, and is one of the rivers whose courses mark the edges of the Ikamatua Plain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ikamatua and Blackwater.
Ikamatua
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Ikamatua is a small village on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand. Its name translates literally as ika and matua. It may be a contraction of Te Ika-a-matua, fish of my ancestor.
Blackwater
Hamlet
Photo: National Library NZ on The Commons, No restrictions.
Blackwater is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km east of Snowy River.
Snowy River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Snowy River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Snowy River”
- French: “Snowy”
- Welsh: “Afon Snowy”
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