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2. List of mountains of New Zealand by height - Wikipedia

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   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

3. Geography of the South Island - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. Aoraki / Mount Cook - Wikipedia

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   Aoraki / Mount Cook [a] is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, as of 2014, is listed as 3,724 metres (12,218 feet). [2] It is situated in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island. A popular tourist destination, [3] it is also a favourite challenge for mountain climbers. Aoraki / Mount Cook ...

5. South Island - Wikipedia

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   The South Island (Māori: Te Waipounamu [tɛ wɐ.i.pɔ.ʉ.nɐ.mʉ], lit. 'the waters of Greenstone', officially South Island or Te Waipounamu or archaically New Munster) is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and sparsely populated Stewart Island.

6. Doubtful Sound / Patea - Wikipedia

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   At 40 kilometres (25 mi) long, Doubtful Sound / Patea is the second longest, and with a depth of up to 421 metres (1,381 ft) the deepest of the South Island's fiords. [2] In comparison with Milford Sound, it is more widespread, with the cliffs not as dramatically tall and near vertical.

7. Big River (Southland) - Wikipedia

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   The South Coast Track used to be part of the telegraph line and track to Puysegur Point, [21] which was built in 1908-9, [22] but replaced by radio in 1925, [23] after many failures and repairs. [24] Routes have also been described linking Big River from the Richard Burn, [14] or Lake Kakapo, [25] or Lakes Poteriteri and Mouat, all via Lake ...