Murchison River
The Murchison River lies within the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. It is fed by the Murchison Glacier and flows into Tasman Lake, thus effectively feeding the Tasman River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Cook National Park and Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Mount Cook National Park
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Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park is a national park dominated by New Zealand's two highest mountains, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Mount Tasman. Several other high peaks of the South Island's Southern Alps are nearby.
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Village
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Mount Cook Village, officially Aoraki / Mount Cook, is located within New Zealand's Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park at the end of State Highway 80, only 15 kilometres south of the summit of the country's highest mountain, also called Aoraki / Mount Cook, in the Southern Alps. Aoraki / Mount Cook is situated 7 km west of Murchison River.
Murchison 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—“Murchison River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Murchison River”
- French: “Murchison”
- German: “Murchison River (New Zealand)”
- German: “Murchison River”
- Welsh: “Afon Murchison”
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Localities in the Area
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