Kā Tiritiri o te Moana

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Kā Tiritiri o te Moana is the Māori name for New Zealand’s Southern Alps, the prominent mountain range running along the South Island.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kā Tiritiri o te Moana canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain range
climate alpine climate
contains Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Arthur’s Pass National Park
Clutha / Mata-Au River headwaters
Fox Glacier
Franz Josef Glacier
Godley Glacier
Hooker Glacier
Landsborough River valley
Mount Aspiring National Park
Murchison Glacier
Rakaia River headwaters
Tasman Glacier
Waimakariri River headwaters
Waitaki River headwaters
Westland Tai Poutini National Park
country New Zealand
culturalSignificanceFor Ngāi Tahu
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi

other South Island iwi
extendsFrom near Fiordland
extendsTo near Nelson Lakes region
formedBy Pacific Plate–Australian Plate collision
hasFeature U-shaped valleys
alpine lakes
cirques
glaciated valleys
snowfields
hasGeology greywacke
schist
hasHighestPoint Aoraki / Mount Cook
influences South Island weather patterns
languageOfName Māori
linked to: Te Reo Māori
locatedIn South Island
Te Waipounamu
MāoriNameFor Southern Alps
orogeny Alpine Orogeny
linked to: Alpine orogeny
partOf New Zealand Southern Alps
linked to: New Zealand Alps
rainShadowFor Canterbury Plains
runsAlong South Island
separates Canterbury region
linked to: Canterbury Region

Otago region
linked to: Otago Region

West Coast region
linked to: West Coast Region
traversedBy Alpine Fault
usedFor mountaineering
skiing
tourism
tramping

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Southern Alps MāoriName Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
West Coast, New Zealand contains Kā Tiritiri o te Moana