Mount Tasman

mountain, New Zealand

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Mount Tasman is a mountain in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island. It stands at an elevation of 11,475 feet (3,498 meters) and is located northeast of Mount Cook. The mountain is part of a region that was explored by Dutch navigator Abel Janszoon Tasman in 1642, and later by Captain James Cook. The area is characterized by several mountain ranges, making much of it inaccessible.12

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Westland Tai Poutini National Park
The highest point is Mount Tasman, 11,476 feet (3,498 metres), in the Southern Alps. The park is well dissected by rivers and streams fed by the heavy precipitation, which falls as both rain and snow. Three main rivers rise in the park and empty into the Tasman Sea: the…
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The highest point is Mount Tasman, 11,476 feet (3,498 metres), in the Southern Alps. The park is well dissected by rivers and streams fed by the heavy precipitation, which falls as both rain and snow. Three main rivers rise in the park and empty into the Tasman Sea: the…
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