Rolleston River
The Rolleston River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows north from its origins on the northern slopes of Mount Rolleston before turning northeast to reach the Ōtira River five kilometres north of Arthur's Pass.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Rolleston Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Philistine.
Mount Philistine
Peak
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Philistine is a peak, which is situated 3 km south of Rolleston River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otira and Arthur’s Pass.
Otira
Hamlet
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Otira is a small township fifteen kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the northern approach to the pass, a saddle between the Ōtira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps. Otira is situated 4 km northeast of Rolleston River.
Arthur’s Pass
Village
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Pass, previously called Camping Flat then Bealey Flats, and for some time officially Arthur Pass, is a township in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, located in the Selwyn district. Arthur’s Pass is situated 10 km south of Rolleston River.
Rolleston River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Rolleston River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rolleston Creek”
- Cebuano: “Rolleston River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر روليستون”
- French: “Rolleston”
- Welsh: “Afon Rolleston”
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