Kā Tiritiri o te Moana

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Kā Tiritiri o te Moana is the Māori name for New Zealand’s Southern Alps, the prominent mountain range running along the South Island.

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Kā Tiritiri o te Moana canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain range
climate alpine climate
contains Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park NERFINISHED
Arthur’s Pass National Park NERFINISHED
Clutha / Mata-Au River headwaters NERFINISHED
Fox Glacier NERFINISHED
Franz Josef Glacier NERFINISHED
Godley Glacier NERFINISHED
Hooker Glacier NERFINISHED
Landsborough River valley NERFINISHED
Mount Aspiring National Park NERFINISHED
Murchison Glacier NERFINISHED
Rakaia River headwaters
Tasman Glacier NERFINISHED
Waimakariri River headwaters NERFINISHED
Waitaki River headwaters NERFINISHED
Westland Tai Poutini National Park NERFINISHED
country New Zealand
culturalSignificanceFor Ngāi Tahu NERFINISHED
other South Island iwi
extendsFrom near Fiordland
extendsTo near Nelson Lakes region
formedBy Pacific Plate–Australian Plate collision
hasFeature U-shaped valleys
alpine lakes
cirques
glaciated valleys
snowfields
hasGeology greywacke
schist
hasHighestPoint Aoraki / Mount Cook NERFINISHED
influences South Island weather patterns
languageOfName Māori NERFINISHED
locatedIn South Island
Te Waipounamu NERFINISHED
MāoriNameFor Southern Alps NERFINISHED
orogeny Alpine Orogeny NERFINISHED
partOf New Zealand Southern Alps NERFINISHED
rainShadowFor Canterbury Plains NERFINISHED
runsAlong South Island NERFINISHED
separates Canterbury region NERFINISHED
Otago region NERFINISHED
West Coast region NERFINISHED
traversedBy Alpine Fault NERFINISHED
usedFor mountaineering
skiing
tourism
tramping

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Southern Alps MāoriName Kā Tiritiri o te Moana