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The Maori name Aoraki means cloud piercer, but this is seldom used.
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Is Mount Aoraki or Cook Extinct?
Aoraki/Mt Cook never was a volcano. It is composed of sedimentary rock.
How does mount cook compare to mount kosciusko?
Mount Cook/ Aoraki, New Zealand, is 3765m tall, and is of greywacke composition. Mount Kosciusko, Australia, is 2231m tall, and is an extinct volcano.
What is the vegetation on Aoraki Mount Cook?
Aoraki Mount Cook is the highest peak in New Zealand (3754m from a base of 760m). It has permanent ice and snow cover over much of its slopes and therefore the vegetation is primarily limited to alpine plants. These include the native Mount Cook Lily (Ranunculus lyallii) which has large white flowers and large glossy green fleshy leaves. It is in the buttercup family, and is not a lily. Other noteworthy plants in the area are: mountain daisies Spear grass/ taramea/ wild spaniard (Aciphylla aurea) Vegetable sheep (Raoulia eximia) Tussock grasses Aoraki Mount Cook is in Mount Cook National Park.
What is New Zealands 5 tallest mountains?
The five tallest mountains in New Zealand are as follows: Aoraki/Mount Cook - 3,754 metres (12,316 ft) Mount Tasman - 3,497 metres (11,473 ft) Mount Dampier - 3,440 metres (11,290 ft) Mount Vancouver - 3,309 metres (10,856 ft) Silberhorn - 3,300 metres (10,800 ft)
What is the nearest mountain to Auckland City New Zealand?
The name of New Zealand's highest mountain is Aorangi, or Aoraki, which means "Cloud Piercer" in the Ngāi Tahu dialect of the Māori language. It was named Mt Cook by Captain John Lort Stokes in honour of James Cook, who was the first European to circumnavigate New Zealand in 1770, though he did not sight the mountain.The elevation of Aoraki Mt Cook is 3,754 metres. The mountain permanently lost ten metres from its height on 14 December 1991 when 10 million cubic metres of rock and ice fell off the northern peak.The mountain is located in the Southern Alps on the South Island, within the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park which was formally declared in 1953.The tallest mountain on the North Island is Mt Ruapehu.Aoraki/Mount Cook - 3,754 metres (12,316 ft)Mount Tasman - 3,497 metres (11,473 ft)Mount Dampier - 3,440 metres (11,290 ft)As an aside, Mount Cook served as a "practice" mountain for Sir Edmund Hillary in the 1940's in preparation for his Mount Everest feat. As of 2017, 200 climbers have died trying to climb Mount Cook.
What mountain range is Aoraki in?
Aoraki (Mount Cook) lies in the Southern Alps of NZ.
Is Mount Aoraki or Cook Extinct?
Aoraki/Mt Cook never was a volcano. It is composed of sedimentary rock.
What are the highest mountains in NZ?
it is Aoraki Mount Cook
What is the highest mountain in NewZealand?
Aoraki/Mount Cook.
What is the tallest mountian in New Zealand?
Aoraki Mount Cook.
What does Aoraki mean in English?
means mount cook in english
Is the highest mountain in new zealand Aoraki?
The highest three are:- Aoraki/Mount Cook - 3,754 metres (12,316 ft); Mount Tasman - 3,497 metres (11,473 ft); Mount Dampier - 3,440 metres (11,290 ft).
Mountains in New Zealand?
Mount Cook/Aoraki, Mount Aspiring, Mount Tasman, Mount Taranaki/Egmont, Mount Ruapehu, Mount Tapuaenuku
Highest mountain mountain in new zealand?
Aoraki/Mount Cook.
What is the Maori name for mount cook?
Aoraki which means cloud piercer
What does Mt Aoraki mean in English?
means mount cook in english
What is another name for mount cook?
Aoraki is another name for Mt Cook. :)
