Copland River
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The Copland River is a river on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows for Template:Convert from its headwaters in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana to its confluence with the Karangarua River.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The headwaters of the Copland lie only Template:Convert northwest of Aoraki / Mount Cook in a valley overlooked by the peaks of Mount Sefton and Dilemma Peak. A popular tramping track known as the Copland Track follows the river and leads to the Welcome Flat hot springs. The track leads onto the Copland Pass and the Copland Glacier.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The river lies within the Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
History
In the 1890s New Zealand surveyor‑explorer Charlie Douglas conducted an expedition up the Copland River.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopaedia</ref>
References
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