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Mountains

Terms in relation to large elevation of the Earth's surface.

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Mountains

Mount Grey / Maukatere

Natural environment; Mountains

Mount Grey / Maukatere is a 934 metres (3,064 ft) mountain 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Amberley in New Zealand. Mount Grey is named after Sir George Grey, the governor and Premier between 1845 and ...

Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Patiki

Natural environment; Mountains

Mount Herbert is, at 920 metres (3,020 ft), the highest peak on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. It is located south of Lyttelton Harbour and has the township of Diamond Harbour located at its northern ...

Mount Hopkins

Natural environment; Mountains

Mount Hopkins is located in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island. It lies 25 kilometres to the southwest of Aoraki/Mount Cook, and rises to 2682 metres. Several rivers have their sources ...

Mount Hutt

Natural environment; Mountains

Mount Hutt rises to the west of the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand, above the braided upper reaches of the Rakaia River, and 80 kilometres west of Christchurch. Its summit is ...

Mount Lendenfeld

Natural environment; Mountains

Mount Lendenfeld, the sixth highest peak in New Zealand, is located in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.

Mount Lyford

Natural environment; Mountains

Mount Lyford Alpine Resort is a family-run ski resort in South Island, New Zealand. 146 kilometres by road from Christchurch, the resort also includes Mount Terako. Catering evenly for beginner, ...

Mount Lyndon

Natural environment; Mountains

Mount Lyndon is a mountain in the Southern Alps of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has a height of 1,489m (4,885 feet) and is located to the west of Lake Lyndon.

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