UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES.

Glacier National Park. Mount Rockwell and Two Medicine Lake.
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 27.08.1934.
Face value: 9 cents of US dollar.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 17,000,000 copies.
Size: 40.5 x 25.5 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 372.
- Scott No. 748.
- StampWorld No. 589.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 747.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 336A.

Glacier National Park, established in May 11, 1910, is located in northwestern Montana, on the Canada–United States border, adjacent to the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The park encompasses 4,100 km² (1,583 sq mi) and includes parts of two mountain ranges (sub-ranges of the Rocky Mountains), more than 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals.

Mount Rockwell (2,828 m, 9,277 ft) is located into the Glacier Park, in the Lewis Range.

Two Medicine Lake is approximately 3.2 km (2 mi) long and 0.53 km (0.33 mi) wide. A short outlet stream connects it with Pray Lake to the northeast.

NORWAY

NORWAY / NORGE - NOREG.

International Geophysical Year.
Map of Svalbard Archipelago.
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 01.07.1957.
Face value: 35 Norwegian øre.
Printed by Emil Moestue trykkeri, Oslo.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 9,875,000 copies.
Size: 24 x 40 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 426.
- Michel No. 412.
- Norgeskatalogen No. 449.
- Scott No. 356.
- StampWorld No. 428.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 468.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 377.

On December 1, 1959, the twelve countries that had carried out scientific activities in and around Antarctica during the 1957-1958 International Geophysical Year signed the Antarctic Treaty in Washington. The Treaty entered into force on June 23, 1961, and has been accepted by many other nations. The Treaty recognizes, among other things, the interest of all humankind that Antarctica continue to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord. The signatory countries were: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Svalbard, also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. Approximately 60% of the archipelago is covered with glaciers, and the islands feature many mountains and fjords. On February 9, 1920, following the Paris Peace Conference, the Svalbard Treaty was signed, granting full sovereignty to Norway. However, all signatory countries were granted non-discriminatory rights to fishing, hunting, and mineral resources. The treaty took effect on August 14, 1925. After the WWII, the Soviet Union established mining facilities in the archipelago, and at times the population of Russian origin accounted for two-thirds of the total population, then estimated at about 4,000 inhabitants; currently the population has been reduced (in 2016 it was 2,667 inhabitants), and is made up of Norwegian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Swedish, Danish and Thai citizens.

RUSSIA

RUSSIA / РОССИЯ.

Centenary of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Map with the route of the Trans-Siberian railway. 
Minisheet issued on 30.01.2002.
Face value: 12 Russian ruble.
Design: Aleksandr Zharov.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 200,000 copies.
Size: 92 x 72 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. BL42.
- Scott No. 6683.
- StampWorld No. 954.
- Stanley Gibbons No. MS7071,
- Yvert et Tellier No. BF255.
- Zagorsky No. BL38.

The Trans–Siberian Railway (Russian: Транссибирская магистраль) is a network of railways connecting Western Russia to the Russian Far East. It is the longest railway line in the world, with a length of over 9,289 km (5,772 mi), from Moscow to Vladivostok. Its construction began on March 9, 1891, and the line was completed and inaugurated on June 21, 1904. It has directly connected Moscow with Vladivostok since 1916. Electrification of the line, begun in 1929 and completed in 2002. In the stamp the bridge over the Kama River, near Perm, built in 1912, and a monument with the coat of arms of the Russian Empire are also represented.

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LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG / LËTZEBUERG.

EUROPA issue.
Upper Sûre Natural Park. 
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 17.05.1999.
Face value: 16 Luxembourgish francs.
Printed by Courvoisier.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 400,000 copies.
Size: 48.2 x 29 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1472.
- Scott No. 1008.
- StampWorld No. 1473.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1499.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1422.

The Upper Sûre Natural Park (Luxembourgish: Naturpark Uewersauer; French: Parc Naturel de la Haute-Sûre; German: Naturpark Obersauer) is located in Oesling region, north-western Luxembourg, on the border with Belgium. It has an area of 162 km² (62.55 sq mi). At the heart of the park is the Upper Sûre Lake (represented in the stamp), the largest area of water in the country. The park was created in 1999 to protect the natural environment and ecosystem. It is primarily an area of conservation and a specially protected area for wild birds.

MEXICO

MEXICO / MÉXICO.

Ethnicity and History.
Citlaltépetl Volcano (or Orizaba Peak).
Airmail. Third stamp in a set of 9, issued in 1947.
Face value: 15 cents of Mexican peso.
Printing: Recess.
Printed by Oficina Impresora de Hacienda, México.
Size: 40 x 25 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 959.
- Scott No. C172.
- StampWorld No. 1020.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 827.
- Yvert et Tellier No. PA127.

Citlaltépetl, commonly known as Orizaba Peak (Pico de Orizaba), is an inactive (but not extinct) stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America. It rises 5,636 meters (18,491 ft) above sea level in the eastern end of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, on the border between the states of Veracruz and Puebla, and is part of the Sierra Madre Oriental. It last eruption taking place during the 19th century. In the colonial era, the volcano was also known as Cerro de San Andrés. It is one of only three volcanoes in Mexico that continue to support glaciers and is home to the largest glacier in the country, the Gran Glaciar Norte. In 1839, Henri Galeotti was the first European to explore the volcano, but he did not climb to the top. During the US occupation of Mexico in 1848, two American soldiers, F. Maynard and William F. Raynolds, reached the summit. On December 16, 1936, the Mexican government created the 48,800-acre (19,750-hectare) Pico de Orizaba National Park (Parque Nacional Pico de Orizaba) to protect the volcano and its surrounding area.

MAURITIUS

MAURITIUS.

Environmental protection.
Rivière du Poste Estuary.
Fourth stamp in a set of 5, issued on 04.10.1991.
Face value: 5 Mauritian rupees.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 42 x 29 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 728I.
- Scott No. 694.
- StampWorld No. 747.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 814A.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 763.

The Rivière du Poste Estuary is located in the south of the island of Mauritius, in the Grand Port District, near L’Escalier village. The Rivière du Poste is the second largest river in the country, and its mouth in the Indian Ocean is a protected natural place, which cannot really be considered an estuary itself, but rather an arm of the sea that goes into the land.

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NEPAL

NEPAL / नेपाल

10th anniversary of the Royal Nepal Airlines.
Map of Nepal and air routes.
Airmail. Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 01.07.1968.
Face value: 65 Nepalese paisa.
Printing: Photogravure.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 226.
- Scott No. C4.
- StampWorld No. 222.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 227.
- Yvert et Tellier No. PA3.

Royal Nepal Airlines (शाही नपपाल वायुयुववा), currently named Nepal Airlines Corporation (नपपाल वायुयुववा निगम) was founded on July 1, 1958. The airline’s first and only aircraft was a Douglas DC-3, and its services were limited to Simara and Pokhara, and destinations to India such as Patna, Calcutta and Delhi.

CHINA REPUBLIC (Taiwan)

REPUBLIC OF CHINA (Taiwan) / 中華民國 (臺灣)

Inauguration of Shihmen Reservoir.
Irrigation Canal.
Second stamp in a set of 4, issued on 14.06.1964.
Face value: 1 Taiwanese new dollar.
Design: Lin Yuan-shen.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 1,500,000 copies.
Size: 38.5 x 28 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 531.
- Scott No. 1409.
- StampWorld No. 531.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 509.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 473.

Shihmen Reservoir (石門水庫) is formed by the dam of the same name on the Dahan River near Taoyuan City. It provides irrigation in Taoyuan, flood control for the Taipei Basin, and hydroelectricity and domestic water supply for more than three million people in northern Taiwan. Construction of the dam began in July 1955 and was inaugurated on June 14, 1964. It has an area of 8 km² (3.09 sq mi) and a capacity of 309,120,000 m³. Its construction forced the displacement of some 2,000 people who lived on the banks of the river. Some 27 km (17 mi) of canals were added to the existing irrigation system, including the new Shihmen Canal (represented in the stamp), which totals 175 km (109 mi).

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA.

Electrification Plan.
Dam on the Las Damas River.
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 15.09.1969.
Face value: 3 Dominican centavos.
Printing: Offset lithography.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 942.
- Scott No. 661.
- StampWorld No. 952.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1063.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 679.

The Las Damas River dam is located 12 km (7.45 mi) from the municipality of Duvergé, in the province of Independencia, in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. It was built in the course of the Las Damas River, which rises in the Bahoruco Mountain Range, by the Dominican Electricity Corporation (Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad) with the aim of producing electricity. It was inaugurated in 1967. The dam is simple concrete gravity, and has a length of 46 m (151 ft) and a height of 14.35 m (47 ft). The storage capacity of the reservoir is 40,000 m³.

YUGOSLAVIA (Slovenia)

YUGOSLAVIA (Slovenia) / JUGOSLAVIJA (Slovenija).

90th Anniversary of the Slovenian Alpinists Association.
Mount Jalovec and Edelweiss.
Stamp issued on 28.02.1983.
Face value: 4 Yugoslav dinar.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 5,000,000 copies.
Size: 24 x 31.5 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1973.
- Scott No. 1616.
- StampWorld No. 2006.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2065.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1857.

Mount Jalovec is a mountain in the Julian Alps. With an elevation of 2,645 m (8,678 ft) above sea level, it is the sixth-highest peak in Slovenia. It stands between the Tamar, Koritnica, and Trenta Alpine valleys, in Upper Carniola, within the Triglav National Park. It is made up of Triassic limestone and dolomite. Under the peak is born the Soča River. The first known ascent was made by the Austrian engineer Karl Wurmb, accompanied by two Slovenian guides, in 1875.

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VIETNAM

VIETNAM / VIỆT NAM.

Definitive stamps.
Bangour Waterfall, Đà Lạt.
First stamp in a set of 13, issued on 06.06.1951.
Face value: 10 French Indochinese cents.
Design: Đỗ Hoàng Kế.
Printed by Hélio Vaugirard, Paris.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 5,000,000 copies.
Size: 40 x 25.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 61 (South Vietnam).
- Scott No. 1 (South Vietnam).
- StampWorld No. 1 (Period of Emperor Bảo Đại).
- Stanley Gibbons No. 61.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1.

Đà Lạt is a city, capital of Lâm Đồng province, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam (at an altitude of 1,500 m, 4,900 ft above sea level), founded between 1907 and 1912 as a vacation town by the French colonizers with the name of Dalat. Its population, in 2010, was 211,696 inhabitants. It is crossed by the Cam Ly river, in whose course several waterfalls are formed, like the one represented in the stamp. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Vietnam.

PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN / پاكِستان

Service stamps.
Khyber Pass.
Stamp issued on 23.03.1961.
Face value: 7 Pakistani paisa.
Printed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
Printing: Recess.
Size: 29 x 24.5 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. D87.
- Scott No. O80. 
- Siddiqui No. S81.
- Stanley Gibbons No. O81.
- Yvert et Tellier No. S63A.

The Khyber Pass (خیبر درہ) is a mountain pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan (Nangarhar Province). It connects the town of Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar at Jamrud by traversing part of the Spin Ghar mountains. Since it was part of the ancient Silk Road, it has been a vital trade route between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent and a strategic military choke point for various states that controlled it.

NEWFOUNDLAND

NEWFOUNDLAND.

Landscapes.
Humber River Canyon.
Ninth stamp in a set of 14, issued on 08.07.1923.
Face value: 10 Newfoundland cents.
Printing: Recess.
Size: 21 x 25 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 122.
- Scott No. 139.
- StampWorld No. 130.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 157.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 125.

The Humber is a river located on the Newfoundland Island, in the current Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is approximately 121 km (75.18 mi) long; it flows through the Long Range Mountains, southeast then southwest, through Deer Lake, to the Bay of Islands. It begins near the town of Hampden. James Cook first chartered the Humber in the summer of 1767. It was named for its English counterpart the Humber estuary, on the east coast of England. The Humber is rich in Atlantic salmon, and was from the 1800s used as a waterway for European trappers and loggers.

ALBANIA

ALBANIA / SHQIPERIA.

Tourism.
Flowers Lake at Lurë.
Last stamp in a set of 6, issued in 03.1965.
Face value: 9 Albanian lek.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 80,000 copies.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 931.
- Scott No. 806.
- StampWorld No. 940.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 892.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 757.

The Lura Lakes (Albanian: Liqenet e Lurës) in the Lurë-Dejës National Park, have an area of 1280 hectares and are located in the eastern part of the Kunora e Lurës mountain. These are seven glacial lakes, located at an altitude of between 1,350 and 1,720 m (4,429 and 5,643 ft) above the level of the sea. The largest are the Great Lake (Liqeni i Madh), the Lake of Pines (Liqeni i Pishave), the Black Lake (Liqeni i Zi) and the Lake of Flowers (Liqeni i Luleve, represented in the stamp), which It has an area of 4 hectares. In winter the lakes are covered with ice.

PITCAIRN ISLANDS

PITCAIRN ISLANDS / PITKERN AILEN.

Christian's Cave, Gannets Ridge.
Third stamp in a set of 5, issued on 22.01.1981.
Face value: 20 cents of New Zealand dollar.
Printed by Rosenbaum, Brüder, Druckerei in Wien.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 49 x 32 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 203.
- Scott No. 200.
- Seven Seas Stamps No. 199.
- StampWorld No. 203.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 213.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 196.

Gannet Ridge runs through the northwestern part of the Pitcairn Island. Christian's Cave, more commonly referred to as the Fletcher Christian's Cave, is a historic place where seaman Fletcher Christian was watching ships approaching the island where he found his home. It is located to the western side of the capital town of Adamstown. Christian, leader of the Bounty mutineers, landed on the island in March 1790 and burned the ship, so that he and the other crew members (British and Tahitian slaves) were isolated there and managed to survive, although the quarrels between them caused the death of most of them (Christian is also believed to have been killed).

ITALY

ITALY / ITALIA.

National Parks.
Gran Paradiso National Park and Alpina Ibex (Capra ibex).
First stamp in a set of 4, issued on 22.04.1967.
Face value: 20 Italian lire.
Design: Corrado Mancioli (1904-1968).
Printed by I.P.S. (Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato), Officina Carte e Valori, Roma.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 25,000,000 copies.
Size: 30 x 40 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1226.
- Sassone No. 1040.
- Scott No. 953.
- StampWorld No. 1202.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1177.
- Unificato No. 1040.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 964.

Gran Paradiso National Park (Italian: Parco nazionale del Gran Paradiso; French; Parc national du Grand Paradis), is located in the Graian Alps, between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions, and borders France in its western part. The park is named after Gran Paradiso mountain, which is located in the park; it is contiguous with the French Vanoise National Park. The land the park, created on December 3, 1922, encompasses was initially protected in order to protect the Alpine ibex from poachers. Its area is 703 km² (272 sq mi) of alpine terrain. 9.5% of the park's surface area is occupied by 57 glaciers.

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GERMANY. Württemberg (French Occupation)

GERMANY. Württemberg-Hohenzollern (French occupation zone).
DEUTSCHLAND. Württemberg-Hohenzollern (Französische Besatzungszone).

Lichtenstein castle in Echaz Valley, near Reutlingen.
Twelfth stamp in a set of 12, issued in 08.1947.
Face value: 84 German reichspfennig.
Design: Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas (1907-1997).
Stamping: Photogravure.
Size: 26 x 43.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 12.
- Michel No. 12.
- Scott No. 12.
- StampWorld No. 12.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 12.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 12.

Württemberg-Hohenzollern (French: Wurtemberg-Hohenzollern) was a West German state created in 1945 as part of the French post-World War II occupation zone. Its capital was Tübingen. It consisted of the southern half of the former state of Württemberg and the Prussian administrative region of Hohenzollern. On May 18, 1947, a new constitution was enacted and Württemberg-Baden's first parliament was elected. With the formation of West Germany on  May 23, 1949, Württemberg-Baden joined the federal republic. A straw poll was held on September 24, 1950 in Württemberg-Hohenzollern, Württemberg-Baden, and Baden regarding a merger of the three states. A public referendum was held on December 16, 1951. All three states were merged and the modern German state of Baden-Württemberg was founded on April 24, 1952.

Lichtenstein Castle (German: Schloss Lichtenstein) is a privately-owned Gothic Revival castle located on an escarpment that marks the northwestern edge of the in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany. It was designed by Carl Alexander Heideloff. The castle overlooks the Echaz valley near Honau, Reutlingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It has an altitude of 817 m (2,680 ft) and about 250 m (820 ft) above the Echaz river, a small tributary of the Neckar river. The ruins of Lichtenstein Castle's medieval predecessor, the Burg Alt-Lichtenstein, lies 500 m (1,600 ft) away. The castle was damaged during World War II, but efforts to restore it began in the immediate aftermath of the war.

SAINT LUCIA

SAINT LUCIA.

Attractions.
The Pitons.
Nineth stamp in a set of 14, issued on 01.02.1970.
Face value: 25 East Caribbean cents.
Printing: Offset lithography.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 261.
- Scott No. 269.
- StampWorld No. 260.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 284.

Saint Lucia (French: Sainte-Lucie; Creole: Sent Lisi) is an island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. It covers a land area of 617 km² (238 sq mi) and reported a population of 178,015 in the 2016 census. Its capital is Castries. The French were the first Europeans to settle on the island. They signed a treaty with the native Caribs in 1660. England took control of the island from 1663 to 1667. In ensuing years, it was at war with France fourteen times, and the rule of the island changed frequently. From 1958 to 1962, the island was a member of the West Indies Federation. On February 22, 1979, Saint Lucia became an independent state and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations as a Commonwealth realm. It is a member of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. Is a volcanic island very mountainous: the highest point being Mount Gimie, at 950 m (3,120 ft). The official language is English. Saint Lucian French Creole (Kwéyòl), which is colloquially referred to as Patois (Patwa), is spoken by 95% of the population.

The Pitons are two mountainous volcanic plugs, volcanic spires, located at the south-west of the island, near the town of Soufrière. Gros Piton is 798.25 m (2,618.9 ft) high, and Petit Piton is 743 m (2,438 ft) high; they are linked by the Piton Mitan ridge. The Pitons are a World Heritage Site, 2,909 ha (7,190 acres) in size.

GREECE

GREECE / ЕΛΛΑΣ.

Greek Islands.
Kefalonia.
Eight stamp in a set of 10, issued on 16.06.2006.
Face value: 85 Euro cents.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 160,000 copies.
Size: 41 x 25 mm.

Catalogs
- Karamitsos No. 2436A.
- Michel No. 2379C.
- Scott No. 2268A.
- StampWorld No. 2355.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2410B.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2347B.

Kefalonia or Cephalonia (Greek: Κεφαλλονιά) is the largest of the Ionian Islands and the 6th largest island in Greece. The island’s total area is 786.58 km² (303.70 sq mi). Its capital city is Argostoli. In 1864, Kefalonia, together with all the other Ionian Islands, became a full member of the Greek state. Important natural features include Melissani Lake and the Drogarati caves. The island's highest mountain is Mount Ainos, with an elevation of 1,628 m (5,341 ft). The island has a rich biodiversity, with a substantial number of endemic and rare species. Some areas have been declared a site in the European Union's Natura 2000 network. Olive oil production is a major component of Kefalonia's economy.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA / BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA.

Pannonian Lakes, Tuzla.
Stamp issued on 21.12.2016.
Face value: 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible marks.
Design: Tamer Lučarević.
Print by CPU Printing Company.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 300,000 copies.
Size: 40 x 30 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 703.
- StampWorld No. 853.
- Unificato No. 705.

The Pannonian Lakes (Panonska jezera) are artificial salt lakes that are located in the center of the city of Tuzla. The complex consists of three lakes of different sizes and depths and saltwater waterfalls. Within the complex there is also the Neolithic settlement of Sojenica, sports fields and many other catering, cultural and entertainment facilities. These lakes are unique examples of salt lakes in Europe and have healing properties due to the content of salt and other minerals. The first lake was built in 2003, the second in 2009, and the third opened in 2012. A fourth lake is planned to be built. The complex has a total area of 75,000 m².

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NEW ZEALAND

 NEW ZEALAND / AOTEAROA.

River Scenes.
Shotover River.
Third stamp in a set of 4, issued on 03.06.1981.
Face value: 40 cents of New Zealand dollar.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 35 x 32 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 824.
- Scott No. 732.
- StampWorld No. 843.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1245.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 794.

The Shotover River (in Maori: Kimi-ākau) is located in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows generally south from the Southern Alps on its journey running through the Skippers Canyon, draining the area between the Richardson Mountains and the Harris Mountains, before flowing into the Kawarau River east of Queenstown. Its length is 75 km (47 mi). Gold mining featured in its early history and it was one of the richest gold-bearing rivers in the world. It is now a popular river for tourism.