Thurso River

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Thurso River
Location
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
  location
Tasman Sea

The Thurso River 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

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

44°33′S167°49′E / 44.550°S 167.817°E / -44.550; 167.817