maunga Aoraki
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Aoraki..... often printed on modern maps as Aoraki/Mt Cook
Aoraki is the Maori name for Mount Cook, which is the highest mountain in New Zealand. The name Aoraki translates to "cloud piercer" in English.
Mt Cook - Aoraki
The Maori name for Mount Egmont is "Taranaki." It is an active stratovolcano located on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Taranaki is an important landmark and holds cultural significance for the local Maori people.
Mt Hutt - Opuku and Te Tai Ta
The Maori name for Mt Cook is Aoraki.
Aoraki..... often printed on modern maps as Aoraki/Mt Cook
Aoraki is the Maori name for Mount Cook, which is the highest mountain in New Zealand. The name Aoraki translates to "cloud piercer" in English.
I would expect that the Maori would choose from one of the local names for this mountain. It has several, depending on region.
maori called it taranaki and captain cook named it mt egmont
Maungawhau.
Aoraki is the name of Mt Cook.
Mt Cook - Aoraki
Mt. Cook is taller at 12,316 feet, versus Mt. Olympus, at 9,570 feet tall.
There are two Mt Cook's that I know of. The first is roughly one-half the way up the Southern Alps, and also has the Maori name Aoraki. The other one is adjacent to the CBD in Wellington, and is the prime reference for Surveying in New Zealand. It is juts inside the foyer of the old Dominion Museum in Buckle Street.
on Mt. cook inglis have only 5 cookies with them
The tallest NZ mountain is Mt. Cook. It is named after Captain Cook. It has two official names; the other is Aoraki.