From this point on swallowing is an entirely reflexive action (1,3). Pharyngeal phase. The third phase in the swallowing process is the pharyngeal phase. When the swallowing reflex is triggered, the pharyngeal phase starts. This phase is the most complex phase of swallowing, because it involves many events which occur in a rapid sequence.
Forgotten River. The Forgotten River is a river of northern Fiordland, New Zealand. A tributary of the Olivine River, it rises west of the Olivine Ice Plateau in the Five Finger Range and flows south-westward to join that river south of Four Brothers Pass. The river was explored in 1864 by Alphonse Barrington, James Farrell and Antoine Simonin. See also
The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010 in the Pike River Mine, 46 kilometres (29 mi) northeast of Greymouth, in the West Coast Region of New Zealand 's South Island.A methane explosion occurred in the mine at approximately 3:44 pm (NZDT, UTC+13).ccording to the new mine owner, Solid Energy, the bodies of the 29 miners who died there may never be recovered. The Pike River Mine incident ranks as New Zealand's worst mining disaster since 43 men died at Ralph's Mine in Huntly in 1914.