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Aoraki/Mount Cook

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Place nameAoraki/Mount Cook
Other namesAorangi, Mt Cook, Mount Cook, Aoraki, Aorangi (Mount Cook)
CountryNew Zealand
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

The highest peak in New Zealand (3,764 m), located in the Southern Alps; first ascent December 25, 1894; center of Mount Cook National Park, established 1953.

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