Big River
Big River is an abandoned mining town in the Buller District of New Zealand. It can he reached on foot, by mountain bike or along an old dray road by 4WD.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 740 metres (2,440 feet)
- …is also known as “Big River, New Zealand”
- Description: ghost town on the West Coast, New Zealand
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waiuta and Blackwater.
Blackwater
Blackwater is a hamlet.
10 km west of Big River
Big River
- Category: ghost town
- Location
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Latitude
-42.24345° or 42° 14′ 36″ south
Longitude
171.89303° or 171° 53′ 35″ east
Open location code
4V9HQV4V+J6
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In Other Languages
“Big River” goes by many names.
Big RiverTurkish
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