Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

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Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park is a renowned New Zealand alpine park dominated by the country’s highest peak, Aoraki/Mount Cook, and extensive glaciers and rugged mountain scenery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
accessedVia State Highway 80 (Mount Cook Road)
area approximately 722 square kilometres
climate alpine climate
contains Aoraki / Mount Cook
Mount Cook Village
surface form: Aoraki / Mount Cook Village

Ball Glacier
Godley Glacier
Hooker Glacier
Hooker Valley
Mount Dampier
Mount Elie de Beaumont
Mount Hicks
Mount Sealy
Mount Sefton
Mount Tasman
Mueller Glacier
Mueller Hut
Murchison Glacier
Red Tarns
Sealy Range
Tasman Glacier
White Horse Hill Campground
country New Zealand
established 1953
formerName Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mount Cook National Park
governingBody Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
hasDualName Aoraki / Mount Cook
hasOfficialName Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park self-link
highestElevation 3,724 metres
highestPoint Aoraki / Mount Cook
IUCNCategory II
knownFor alpine scenery
glaciers
hiking
mountaineering
stargazing
legalStatus national park under New Zealand law
locatedIn South Island
Southern Alps
surface form: Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
locatedInRegion Canterbury Region
nearestTown Twizel
partOf Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area
surface form: Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand World Heritage Area
primaryEcosystem alpine ecosystem
tourismActivity guided glacier walks
rock climbing
scenic flights
ski touring
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site component

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South Island hasNationalPark Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Canterbury containsProtectedArea Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Canterbury Region containsProtectedArea Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Cooktown nearbyNationalPark Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
this entity surface form: Mount Cook National Park
Tasman Glacier locatedIn Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Tasman Glacier protectedArea Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Aoraki / Mount Cook locatedIn Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park hasOfficialName Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park self-link
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park formerName Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mount Cook National Park
Lake Pukaki near Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Southern Alps contains Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area hasPart Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
this entity surface form: Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
New Zealand national parks hasPart Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Mackenzie District contains Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park