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The Remarkables (Māori: Kawarau) are a mountain range and skifield in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located on the southeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu, the range lives up to its name by rising sharply to create a remarkable backdrop for the waters. The range is clearly visible from the nearby town of Queenstown.
Aoraki / Mount Cook, located in New Zealand's South Island, is the highest point in the country. The following are lists of mountains in New Zealand [a] ordered by height. . Names, heights, topographic prominence and isolation, and coordinates were extracted from the official Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Topo50 topographic maps at the interactive topographic map of New Zealand
Mountain ranges of New Zealand by region (8 C) * Mountain ranges of the Southern Alps (4 P) S. Southern Alps (9 C, 94 P) T. Tararua Range (13 P) W. Waitākere Ranges ...
Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana Snow highlights the mountain range in this satellite image Highest point Peak Aoraki / Mount Cook Elevation 3,724 m (12,218 ft) Coordinates 43°35′44.69″S 170°8′27.75″E / 43.5957472°S 170.1410417°E / -43.5957472; 170.1410417 Dimensions Length 500 km (310 mi) Geography Location South Island, New Zealand Range coordinates 43°30′S ...
A true-colour image of the South Island, after a powerful winter storm swept across New Zealand on 12 June 2006 Lake Ōhau Aoraki / Mount Cook is the tallest mountain in New Zealand. The South Island , with an area of 150,437 km 2 (58,084 sq mi), [ 1 ] is the largest landmass of New Zealand; it contains about one-quarter of the New Zealand ...
The Tapuae-o-Uenuku / Hector Mountains are a mountain range in the New Zealand region of Otago, near the resort town of Queenstown and just south of the more famous Remarkables. For most of its length, the mountains run adjacent to the southern reaches of Lake Wakatipu , before extending approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) further south, past ...
Interactive map of Mount Burns: Location: South Island: Country: New Zealand: Region: Canterbury / West Coast: Protected area: Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park: Parent range: Southern Alps: Topo map(s) NZMS260 H36 [3] Topo50 BY15 [4] Climbing; First ascent: 1909: Easiest route: Welchman Glacier Route [4]
Map of the Dunstan Mountains in Central Otago, South Island Map and cross section illustrating the textural zones of the Haast Schist in the Dunstan Mountains region, Otago, New Zealand. The Dunstan Mountains, like many Central Otago mountain ranges, are asymmetric antiforms which have formed since the Neogene. [3]