Gulliver River
River in Southland, New Zealand
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The Gulliver River is a river in the Fiordland area of New Zealand. It starts in the Darran Mountains on the north slope of Mount Talbot,[1] and flows north and then west into the Cleddau River, which runs into Milford Sound.[2] The river was named in 1906 by W.G. Grave for Alf Grenfell, who had a nickname of "Gulliver".[3] A track along the Gulliver River from the Cleddau is suitable for day walks in summer and autumn[4] and can be extended on the Grave Talbot Track into the Espereance valley, past the 59 m (194 ft) high De Lambert Falls and over the Grave Talbot Pass.[5]
| Gulliver River | |
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 Route of the Gulliver River | |
  Mouth of the Gulliver River   Gulliver River (South Island) .png) Gulliver River (New Zealand) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Southland |
| District | Southland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 44°44′33″S 168°00′34″E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Cleddau River |
• coordinates | 44°42′14″S 167°58′06″E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gulliver River → Cleddau River → Milford Sound → Tasman Sea |
In 1975 three remaining kākāpō in the Esperance and Gulliver Valleys were moved to Maud Island.[6]