Murchison Mountains

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geographical feature mountain range

The Murchison Mountains are a remote, rugged mountain range in Fiordland, New Zealand, known as critical habitat for the once-thought-extinct takahē and other unique alpine wildlife.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Murchison Mountains canonical	3

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ mountain range ⓘ
accessPolicy	entry by permit only for most areas ⓘ public access generally restricted ⓘ
biodiversitySignificance	important area for New Zealand endemic species ⓘ important stronghold for takahē population ⓘ
climate	cool temperate ⓘ high rainfall ⓘ
conservationStatus	restricted access area ⓘ
continent	Oceania ⓘ surface form: Australasia Oceania ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
countryAdmin	Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ surface form: New Zealand Department of Conservation
countrySubdivision	Southland ⓘ
ecosystemType	alpine ecosystem ⓘ
habitatOf	takahe ⓘ surface form: South Island takahē alpine plants ⓘ native New Zealand birds ⓘ takahē ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	alpine ⓘ remote ⓘ rugged ⓘ
hasUse	scientific research ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ
knownFor	conservation of endangered species ⓘ critical habitat for takahē ⓘ takahē ⓘ surface form: takahē recovery program unique alpine wildlife ⓘ
locatedIn	Fiordland National Park ⓘ surface form: Fiordland Fiordland National Park ⓘ South Island ⓘ Southland ⓘ surface form: Southland Region Otago Region ⓘ surface form: southwestern New Zealand
locatedOn	west side of Lake Te Anau ⓘ
managedBy	Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ surface form: New Zealand Department of Conservation
near	Lake Te Anau ⓘ
partOf	Southern Alps ⓘ Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus	subject to strict conservation management ⓘ within a national park ⓘ
regionType	tussock grassland and alpine shrubland ⓘ
terrain	deep valleys ⓘ rocky ridges ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

takahe → rediscoveredAt → Murchison Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: takahē

Kepler Track → hasViewOf → Murchison Mountains ⓘ

Worsley Stream → hasNearbyFeature → Murchison Mountains ⓘ