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Mount Vancouver is a peak in the Southern Alps. At 3,309 metres (10,856 feet) it is New Zealand's fourth highest named summit. It is an elevation on the ridge leading north from Aoraki / Mount Cook (3,724 m), between Mount Dampier (3,440 m) and the Clarke Saddle (2,978 m).

Mount Vancouver
Highest point
Elevation	3,309 m (10,856 ft)
Prominence	20 m (66 ft)
Coordinates	43°35′06″S 170°08′30″E
Geography
Location	South Island, New Zealand
Parent range	Southern Alps

The peak is named after Captain George Vancouver, who was part of the second voyage of James Cook in 1773 and who returned in 1791 as commander of the Vancouver Expedition. The New Zealand Geographic Board adopted the name Mount Vancouver in November 1953.[1]

See also

• List of mountains of New Zealand by height

References

На других языках

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[de] Mount Vancouver (Neuseeland)

Mount Vancouver ist ein 3309 m hoher Berg in den Neuseeländischen Alpen auf der Südinsel Neuseelands.

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- [en] Mount Vancouver (New Zealand)

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[ru] Ванкувер (Новая Зеландия)

Ванкувер (англ. Mount Vancouver) — гора в новозеландских Южных Альпах, находится в западной части Южного острова недалеко от побережья. Расположена между вершинами Кука и Тасмана. Официальное наименование получила в ноябре 1953 г. в честь английского мореплавателя Джорджа Ванкувера.[2]

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