Seaward Kaikōura Range

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geographical feature mountain range town

The Seaward Kaikōura Range is a dramatic coastal mountain range in northeastern South Island, New Zealand, known for its steep peaks rising sharply from the Pacific Ocean near the town of Kaikōura.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kaikōura Ranges 3
Seaward Kaikōura Range canonical 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
town ⓘ
affectedBy 2016 Kaikōura earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ
borders Pacific Ocean ⓘ
climate maritime-influenced alpine climate ⓘ
contains Manakau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tapuae-o-Uenuku Range foothills ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
drainedBy Clarence River tributaries ⓘ
Conway River tributaries ⓘ
elevation 2608 m ⓘ
feature deeply incised valleys ⓘ
sharp relief from sea level ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
geology greywacke ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Manakau NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNameElement Kaikōura NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasViewOf Kaikōura township NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
knownFor dramatic coastal scenery ⓘ
rapid rise from sea level to high peaks ⓘ
locatedIn Canterbury Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Island ⓘ
northeastern South Island ⓘ
nameLanguage English ⓘ
near Kaikōura NERFINISHED ⓘ
State Highway 1 (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation southwest–northeast ⓘ
overlooks Kaikōura Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Kaikōura Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Alps and related ranges (broad sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ
separatedFrom Inland Kaikōura Range NERFINISHED ⓘ
tectonicSetting Pacific–Australian plate boundary region ⓘ
usedFor backcountry skiing ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
tramping ⓘ
vegetation alpine tussock grasslands ⓘ
montane beech forest remnants ⓘ
subalpine shrublands ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Kaikōura → hasNearbyMountainRange → Seaward Kaikōura Range ⓘ
Awatere Valley → locatedNear → Seaward Kaikōura Range ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kaikōura Ranges
Kaikōura District → hasGeologicalFeature → Seaward Kaikōura Range ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kaikōura Ranges
Cook Strait region (southern North Island and northern South Island) → containsMountainRange → Seaward Kaikōura Range ⓘ
subject surface form: Cook Strait region
this entity surface form: Kaikōura Ranges