Irene River (New Zealand)

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Irene River
Location
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMuseum Range
Mouth  
  location
Charles Sound
  elevation
sea level
Length25 kilometres (16 mi)

The Irene River is a river of New Zealand, flowing into Charles Sound, Fiordland. [1]

The river flows generally north from the Irene Pass, a saddle in the Museum Range of the Southern Alps. It follows a roughly semicircular path, initially flows northeast before turning north, northwest, and finally west before entering the northern (Emelius) arm of Charles Sound. [2]

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References

  1. "Place name detail: Irene River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  2. Dowling, P. (ed.) (2004) Reed New Zealand atlas. Auckland: Reed Publishing. Map 96.

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