wills, river, river, southern, west, coast, region, zealand, south, island, flows, west, reach, haast, river, kilometres, north, haast, pass, locationcountrynew, zealandphysical, characteristicsmouth, locationhaast, riverlength19, river, named, julius, haast, . The Wills River is a river of the southern West Coast region of New Zealand s South Island It flows west to reach the Haast River 10 kilometres north of the Haast Pass Wills RiverLocationCountryNew ZealandPhysical characteristicsMouth locationHaast RiverLength19 km 12 mi The river was named by Julius von Haast when he searched for a crossing from Otago to the West Coast It is named for William John Wills of the Burke and Wills expedition The nearby Burke River is named for Robert O Hara Burke 1 See also editList of rivers of New ZealandReferences edit Holm Janet 2005 Caught mapping the life and times of New Zealand s early surveyors Christchurch Hazard Press p 170 OCLC 636380050 Place name detail Wills River New Zealand Gazetteer New Zealand Geographic Board Retrieved 12 July 2009 44 03 S 169 23 E 44 050 S 169 383 E 44 050 169 383 This article about a river in the West Coast Region of New Zealand is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wills River amp oldid 1218671541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
