Buller [1] or Kawatiri [2] ( Eng. Buller River , Maori Kawatiri ) [3] - a river flowing in the northwestern part of the South Island of New Zealand in the regions of Tasman and West Coast . It flows into the Tasman Sea [1] .
| Buller | |
|---|---|
| English Buller River , Maori Kawatiri | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 177 km |
| Pool | 2510 km² |
| Water consumption | 429 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | Rotoiti |
| • Location | Southern Alps |
| • Height | 500 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Tasman Sea |
| • Height | 0 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Tasman Sea |
| A country |
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| Regions | Tasman , West Coast |
 - source  - mouth | |
With a length of 177 km, it is one of the longest watercourses in the country.
The source of the river is Lake Rotoiti , located in the New Zealand Southern Alps . It flows through the Buller gorge . river
Etymology
The river got its name in honor of Charles Buller, a member of parliament and director of the New Zealand Company, founded in the early 1800s by New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The company received the Royal Charter of Great Britain, giving the right to colonize New Zealand and the development of the islands [3] .
The Maori name of the river - Kavatiri - means “deep and fast” [3] .
Usage
In Buller Gorge, the longest suspension bridge in New Zealand is laid across the river - 110 meters of metal cables and nets support the bridge and provide safe passage over the canyon at an altitude of 17 meters.
The upper course of the river is popular among fishermen and rowing slalom athletes.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 New Zealand: Background map: Scale 1: 2,000,000 / ed. N.K. Lyubimova . - 6th ed. - M .: Roskartografiya, FSUE Omsk Cartographic Factory , 2003. - (Countries of the World “Australia and Oceania”). - 1,500 copies - ISBN 5-85120-128-2 .
- ↑ Instruction for Russian transmission of geographical names from the Maori language / Comp. F. L. Kopusova ; Ed. L.I. Anenberg . - M. , 1974. - 14 p. - 200 copies.
- ↑ 1 2 3 BULLER RIVER. Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand