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Arthur's Pass had a population of 48 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (−11.1%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 27 people (−36.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 30 households, comprising 27 males and 21 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.29 males per female.
Arthur′s Pass National Park was established in 1929, becoming the first national park in the South Island and the third in New Zealand. Underfunding meant that national park status was initially in name only: it took a number of years for the flora and fauna in the park to be fully protected. [5]
Mount Rolleston (2,271 m) is a prominent peak in Arthur's Pass National Park [1] in the South Island of New Zealand.It was named by the surveyor Arthur Dudley Dobson in 1864, who observed the peak while searching for a route through the Southern Alps to the West Coast gold fields.
Avalanche Peak is a 1,833 metres (6,014 ft) peak in the Arthur's Pass National Park in New Zealand.It is subject to avalanches in the winter, hence its name. Avalanche Peak has sheer drops of around 80 metres (260 ft) at the peak of the mountain and therefore is not recommended in icy or windy weather.
Temple Basin is a club skifield in Arthur's Pass, in New Zealand's South Island.Operated by two clubs, the Temple Basin Ski Club and the Canterbury University Snow Sports Club, the ski area has 3 rope tows, two on-site lodges, two shelters and a ski school and ski shop.
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State Highway 73 passes over Arthur's Pass and is the highest of only three roads crossing the Southern Alps, the other crossings being the Haast Pass and the Lewis Pass. However, Porters Pass , on the same road, is higher (at 939 m) than Arthur's Pass, but it is not considered one of the alpine passes, as it is located in the Canterbury ...
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