Mount_Tasman

Mount Tasman

Mount Tasman

Mountain in New Zealand

Mount Tasman (Te Horokōau in Māori)[1][2] is New Zealand's second-highest mountain, rising to a height of 3,497 metres (11,473 ft). It is located in the Southern Alps of the South Island, four kilometres to the north of its larger neighbour, Aoraki / Mount Cook. Unlike Aoraki / Mount Cook, Mount Tasman sits on the South Island's Main Divide, on the border between Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park and Westland Tai Poutini National Park. It is the highest point in Westland District.

Quick Facts Highest point, Elevation ...

The first ascent of Mount Tasman was in 1895 by Edward FitzGerald and his guide Matthias Zurbriggen.[3]

The Māori name (horo: to swallow; koau: shag or Phalacrocorax varius) is believed to refer to the swelling in the neck of a shag when it is swallowing a fish.[4]

Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

Main article: Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

Mount Tasman is located in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park in the Canterbury region, which was established in 1953 and along with Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park forms one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

  • Mt Tasman north shoulder view south to summit, 21 March 1983
  • Mt Tasman peak looking SW from Mt Haidinger summit, 19 March 1983
  • Mt Haast, Mt Lendenfeld, Mt Tasman and Torres Peak NZ helicopter view from NW, Nov 28 2008
  • Mt Tasman helicopter view from SE above Grand Plateau, Nov 28 2008
  • Mt Tasman viewed from north at helicopter landing on Fox nevé, Nov 28 2008

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Tasman.
  1. [1]
    "NZGB Gazetteer | linz.govt.nz". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Useful Documents | District Plan Review Stage Three | Let's Talk | Kōrero Mai – Mackenzie". letstalk.mackenzie.govt.nz. p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. [3]
    Wilson, John. "Mountaineering – Aoraki/Mt Cook". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. [4]
    Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 391. ISBN 9780143204107.


Stub icon

This West Coast Region (New Zealand) geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Canterbury Region-related geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Mount_Tasman, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.