Jump to content

Main menu Navigation ●Main page ●Contents ●Current events ●Random article ●About Wikipedia ●Contact us ●Donate Contribute ●Help ●Learn to edit ●Community portal ●Recent changes ●Upload file

●Create account ●Log in ●Create account ● Log in Pages for logged out editors learn more ●Contributions ●Talk

(Top) 1 Naming 2 References

Mount Cook Range

●Cebuano Edit links ●Article ●Talk ●Read ●Edit ●View history Tools Actions ●Read ●Edit ●View history General ●What links here ●Related changes ●Upload file ●Special pages ●Permanent link ●Page information ●Cite this page ●Get shortened URL ●Download QR code ●Wikidata item Print/export ●Download as PDF ●Printable version Print/export In other projects ●Wikimedia Commons Appearance Coordinates: 43°40′S 170°08′E / 43.667°S 170.133°E From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Michael60634 (talk | contribs)at17:32, 28 August 2022 (Fixed name to match NZGB Gazetteer name). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range
Mount Cook Range
Highest point
Peak	Aoraki / Mount Cook
Elevation	3,724 m (12,218 ft)
Coordinates	43°35′42″S 170°08′31″E / 43.5951°S 170.1419°E / -43.5951; 170.1419
Dimensions
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Naming
Etymology	After Kirikirikatata, Aoraki's grandfather according to legend^[1]
Native name	Kirikirikatata (Māori)
Geography
Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range Location in New Zealand
Range coordinates	43°40′S 170°08′E / 43.667°S 170.133°E / -43.667; 170.133

Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range is an offshoot range of the Southern Alps that forks from it at the Green Saddle^[2] and descends towards Lake Pukaki, encompassing Aoraki / Mount Cook^[3] and standing adjacent to the Tasman Glacier.^[4]

In 1889, the highest point of the range was 3763m,^[5] but this has since been reduced by avalanches and erosion.^[6]

Naming

In 2013, the range was officially renamed Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range as part of a number of name changes within the Mount Cook region, following a 2012 proposal. According to Māori creation myths, Kirikirikatata was the grandfather of Aoraki, both of whom turned into mountains; Kirikirikatata into the Mount Cook Range, and Aoraki into Mount Cook.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Kirikiriatata". Kā Huru Manu. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

^ "The noble mountain Aoraki". New Zealand Geographic. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

^ "Mt Cook: A breath of high-country air". Stuff. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

^ Veit, Heinz; Fitzsimons, Sean (Nov 2001). "Geology and Geomorphology of the European Alps and the Southern Alps of New Zealand: A Comparison". Mountain Research and Development. 21 (4): 347.

^ Harper, A. P. (Jan 1893). "Exploration and Character of the Principal New Zealand Glaciers". The Geographical Journal. 1 (1): 38.

^ "Height of NZ's tallest peak Aoraki/Mt Cook slashed by 30m". NZ Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

^ Littlewood, Matthew (2 April 2013). "Dual names accepted in Aoraki-Mt Cook". Stuff. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

^ "Maori names proposed for Mt Cook mountain range". RNZ. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Cook_Range&oldid=1107190532" Category: ●Mountains of New Zealand Hidden categories: ●Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas ●Articles containing Māori-language text ●Coordinates on Wikidata ●This page was last edited on 28 August 2022, at 17:32 (UTC). ●This version of the page has been revised. Besides normal editing, the reason for revision may have been that this version contains factual inaccuracies, vandalism, or material not compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. ●Privacy policy ●About Wikipedia ●Disclaimers ●Contact Wikipedia ●Code of Conduct ●Developers ●Statistics ●Cookie statement ●Mobile view