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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Pembroke is located in a marine west coast climate zone. [7] Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountain, where the air is forced upward by the mountains (orographic lift), causing moisture to drop in the form of rain and snow.
Fiordland National Park is a national park in the south-west corner of South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest of the 13 national parks in New Zealand , with an area covering 12,607 km 2 (4,868 sq mi), [ 1 ] and a major part of the Te Wāhipounamu a UNESCO World Heritage Site established in 1990.
Mount Gifford is part of the Darran Mountains, and is situated in the Southland Region of South Island.It is set within Fiordland National Park which is part of the Te Wahipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Site. [2]
December 19–29 – Typhoon Phanfone, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ursula kills 50 people with 55 missing and caused $67.2 million (2019 USD) in damage across the Caroline Islands and the Philippines. December 19 – A snow squall on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania caused 2 deaths. [84] The same snow squall forced Interstate 390 to close ...
Tamatea / Dusky Sound is a fiord on the southwest corner of New Zealand, in Fiordland National Park. Geography ... In December 2019, the name of the fiord was ...
December 2019 sports events in the Philippines (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "December 2019 in the Philippines" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Mount Tūtoko is the highest peak in Fiordland National Park, in southwest New Zealand. It lies between the Hollyford Valley and Milford Sound , 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) due north of the Homer Tunnel at the northern end of the Darran Mountains .
Doubtful Sound lies deep within the Fiordland National Park, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the nearest inhabited place, the small town of Manapouri, and is surrounded by mountainous terrain with peaks typically reaching 1,300–1,600 metres (4,300–5,200 ft). Along the coast, there are no settlements for about 200 kilometres (120 mi) in ...