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Mount Tasman (Horokoau in Māori) 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.
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. 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. |
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