Tasman Mountains

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The Tasman Mountains are a rugged mountain range in New Zealand’s South Island, forming part of the remote, forested interior of the Kahurangi region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
climate cool temperate
high-precipitation
continent Australasia
linked to: Oceania

Oceania
country New Zealand
drainageTo Aorere River catchment
Buller River catchment
linked to: Buller River

Karamea River catchment
geology greywacke
predominantly sedimentary rocks
sandstone
siltstone
hasAccess backcountry tracks
limited road access
hasCharacteristic forested
high rainfall
remote
rugged
sparsely populated
steep terrain
hasEcosystem montane forest
subalpine shrubland
temperate rainforest
hasFauna New Zealand forest birds
endemic invertebrates
hasFlora podocarp forest
southern beech forest
locatedIn Kahurangi region
South Island
northwest South Island
namedAfter Abel Tasman (indirectly, via regional naming)
linked to: Abel Tasman
near Tasman Sea coast
notableFor extensive native forest cover
relatively undisturbed ecosystems
remote interior landscapes
partOf Kahurangi National Park
Southern Alps and associated ranges (broad sense)
linked to: Southern Alps

interior of Kahurangi region
protectedBy New Zealand Department of Conservation
region Tasman District
West Coast Region
usedFor backcountry recreation
hunting
tramping

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Kahurangi National Park contains Tasman Mountains