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Thurso River

Coordinates: 44°33′51″S 167°49′14″E / 44.564167°S 167.820556°E / -44.564167; 167.820556
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Thurso River
Map
Route of the Thurso River
Thurso River is located in New Zealand
Thurso River
Mouth of the Thurso River
Thurso River is located in South Island
Thurso River
Thurso River (South Island)
Native nameŌtehika
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Pembroke
 • coordinates44°33′55″S 167°52′27″E / 44.5653°S 167.8743°E / -44.5653; 167.8743
Mouth 
 • location
Tasman Sea
 • coordinates
44°33′51″S 167°49′14″E / 44.564167°S 167.820556°E / -44.564167; 167.820556
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Basin features
ProgressionThurso RiverTasman Sea

The Thurso River (also known as Ōtehika) is a river in northern Fiordland, New Zealand. It rises west of Mount Pembroke and flows westward into the Tasman Sea north of Milford Sound.

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References

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"Place name detail: Thurso River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.