Aoraki / Mount Cook

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Aoraki / Mount Cook is New Zealand’s tallest mountain, a prominent peak in the Southern Alps renowned for its dramatic alpine scenery and mountaineering significance.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Aoraki / Mount Cook canonical 13
Aoraki 1
Mount Cook 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
natural landmark
climate alpine climate
country New Zealand
elevation 12218 feet
3724 metres
firstAscentBy George Graham
Jack Clarke
Tom Fyfe
firstAscentDate 1894-12-25
governedBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
hadHeightReducedBy approximately 10 metres in 1991 rockfall
hadMajorRockfall 1991
hasAlternativeName Aoraki / Mount Cook
surface form: Mount Cook
hasClimbingType alpine climbing
ice climbing
rock climbing
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Ngāi Tahu iwi
surface form: Ngāi Tahu
hasEasiestRoute glacier / snow / ice climb
hasMāoriName Aoraki / Mount Cook self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aoraki
hasNearbyAirport Mount Cook Aerodrome
hasNotableGlacier Hooker Glacier
Mueller Glacier
Tasman Glacier
hasNotableRoute East Ridge
Linda Glacier route
Zurbriggen Ridge
hasOfficialName Aoraki / Mount Cook self-link
hasSummitLatitude -43.595
hasSummitLongitude 170.141
isHighestPointOf New Zealand
South Island
isMajorCentreFor New Zealand mountaineering
isPartOf Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area
surface form: Te Wāhipounamu World Heritage Area
isPopularFor alpine tourism
hiking
scenic flights
isSacredIn Māori tradition
locatedIn Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Canterbury Region
Southern Alps
locatedOn South Island
mountainRange Southern Alps
namedAfter James Cook
nearSettlement Mount Cook Village
prominence 3724 metres
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Island highestPoint Aoraki / Mount Cook
Tasman Glacier near Aoraki / Mount Cook
Aoraki / Mount Cook hasOfficialName Aoraki / Mount Cook self-link
Aoraki / Mount Cook hasAlternativeName Aoraki / Mount Cook
this entity surface form: Mount Cook
Aoraki / Mount Cook hasMāoriName Aoraki / Mount Cook self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aoraki
Lake Tekapo near Aoraki / Mount Cook
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park contains Aoraki / Mount Cook
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park highestPoint Aoraki / Mount Cook
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park hasDualName Aoraki / Mount Cook
Lake Pukaki hasViewOf Aoraki / Mount Cook
Southern Alps highestPoint Aoraki / Mount Cook
Southern Alps notablePeak Aoraki / Mount Cook
Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area contains Aoraki / Mount Cook
Mackenzie District contains Aoraki / Mount Cook
Zealandia microcontinent highestPoint Aoraki / Mount Cook
subject surface form: Zealandia