view gallery NE20.4 km | Pioneers Who First Established Road Access to the Mount Cook Region — Mt Cook Road, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials A plaque on a boulder beside the Mount Cook highway recognises the accomplishments of the early road builders to this region of New Zealand. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/09/2010 last visited: 12/10/2014 |
view gallery SE22 km | 677 Metres — Mackenzie District, New Zealand in Elevation Signs At 677 metres above sea level you will find the world's highest salmon farm. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery SE22 km | HIGHEST — Salmon Farm in the World — Mackenzie District, New Zealand in Superlatives Located on the Tekapo Canal you will find the highest salmon farm in the world. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/30/2010 last visited: 11/08/2009 |
view gallery SE24 km | Lake Pukaki. South Is. New Zealand. in Natural Lakes Lake Pukaki, a glacial lake in the Mackenzie District has a stunning view across turquoise waters to Mt Cook rising at the northern end of the lake. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/20/2012 last visited: 12/27/2022 |
view gallery N30.6 km | Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park - New Zealand in National Parks of the World Aoraki/Mount Cook was formally established as a national park in 1953. posted by: DougK location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/02/2011 last visited: 12/27/2022 |
view gallery N30.7 km | 760 Metres — Mt Cook Village, New Zealand in Elevation Signs In the grounds of The Hermitage Hotel you'll find this sign giving the elevation as 760 metres. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery N30.7 km | Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre Planetarium - Mt Cook, New Zealand in Planetariums A Planetarium in the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre is located adjacent to The Hermitage Hotel in the majestic Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/13/2009 last visited: 12/27/2022 |
view gallery N30.7 km | FIRST — Ascent of Mount Cook — Mt Cook Village, New Zealand in First of its Kind At 3,754 metres Mt Cook, or in Maori, Aoraki, is the highest point of land in New Zealand. On Christmas Day 1894 the mountain was first climbed to the peak by three men. This plaque honours that moment in mountaineering history. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery N30.7 km | Jack Clarke, Tom Fyfe, & George Graham — Mt Cook Village, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials On Christmas Day 1894 Jack Clarke, Tom Fyfe, & George Graham were the first mountaineers to scale Aoraki/Mt Cook, which summit is at 3,754 metres. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery N32.3 km | Climbers Memorial. Mt Cook National Park. South Is. New Zealand. in Citizen Memorials A tall stone monument now serves as a memorial to all those who perished in Mount Cook National Park. The original plaque remembers the first fatal accident when three men were caught in an avalanche on Linda Glacier in 1914. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/06/2010 last visited: 12/27/2022 |
view gallery N35.6 km | Hooker Glacier, Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand in Glaciers 4 hours return walk from Mt Cook resort on formed trails. The co-ords are to the terminal lake. Awe inspiring geology: moraine-terminal & lateral, hanging lakes, truncated spurs. A geology lesson in all its violent beauty. Cross 2 suspension bridges. posted by: SamWalkers location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/17/2009 last visited: 04/07/2013 |
view gallery E37.2 km | Mt John University Observatory. Tekapo. New Zealand. in Astronomical Observatories Mt John Observatory is a high-tech research observatory, founded in 1965 as a joint project between the universities of Pennsylvania and Canterbury. It is at Lake Tekapo, in the centre of New Zealand’s South Island. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/15/2009 last visited: 12/27/2022 |
view gallery E37.2 km | 6702 MT JOHN — Lake Tekapo, New Zealand in Australia/NZ Benchmarks At the top of Mt. John amongst the observatory buildings you can find this trig site. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: 12/27/2022 |
view gallery E37.2 km | Mt John Orientation Table — Lake Tekapo, New Zealand in Orientation Tables Near the Astro Cafe atop of Mt John is this orientation table. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery E37.2 km | 1031 metres — Lake Tekapo, New Zealand in Elevation Signs At the centre of the Mount John Orientation Table is this elevation marker saying 1031 metres. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery E38.6 km | Good Shepherd Waychapel, Tekapo, New Zealand in Waychapels The Chapel of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo is a favourite place to visit and photograph posted by: arby101ca location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/16/2012 last visited: 12/27/2022 |
view gallery E38.6 km | Mackenzie Sheep Dog - South Island, New Zealand in Dog Statues The bronze statue of the dog on the shores of Lake Tekapo is dedicated to the working collie dogs of the Mackenzie Country and was commissioned on the 7th of March, 1968. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/20/2008 last visited: 04/05/2013 |
view gallery W43 km | Wills Hut - Wills Valley in Remote Backcountry Shelters Wills Valley Hut is part of the Mt Aspiring National Park posted by: StagsRoar location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/21/2005 last visited: never |
view gallery N43.9 km | Mt Cook. South Island. New Zealand. in Numismatic Photographs New Zealand's highest mountain, Mt Cook, features on the front of the orange $5 note beside the face of notable New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/25/2011 last visited: 12/27/2022 |
view gallery W46.2 km | CONFLUENCE — Landsborough River - Haast River in River Origins, Destinations and Confluences The Landsborough and Haast rivers meet at this scenic roadside pullout in Mt. Aspiring National Park. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/02/2010 last visited: 11/12/2010 |
view gallery E46.5 km | Dog Kennel Corner Memorial — Burkes Pass, New Zealand in New Zealand Historic Places This New Zealand Historic Places Trust plaque reminds passersby of the importance of sheep dogs especially prior to the fencing of the high country. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/09/2010 last visited: 02/20/2011 |
view gallery W49.7 km | Haast Pass - Southern Alps, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand in Wikipedia Entries Haast Pass is a mountain pass in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand within Mount Aspiring National Park. posted by: denben location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 01/27/2015 last visited: 02/05/2018 |
view gallery W52.9 km | Westland - Otago Boundary on Haast Pass. South Is. New Zealand. in Border Crossings The border of Westland and Otago districts is crossed as you drive over the Haast Pass, a mountain pass in the Southern Alps linking the rugged West Coast of the South Island to the beautiful Wanaka Lake district in Central Otago. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/19/2013 last visited: 01/17/2015 |
view gallery NW53.8 km | Our Lady of the River - Jacobs River, West Coast, New Zealand in Anglican and Episcopal Churches A picturesque little church on the roadside is named Our Lady Of The River, on the main West Coast road at Jacobs River. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 01/29/2015 last visited: 03/13/2018 |
view gallery S54.2 km | Omarama Merinos — Omarama, New Zealand in Figurative Public Sculpture The Omarama Merinos is a tribute to this breed of sheep that thrives in the area. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/18/2010 last visited: 06/07/2012 |
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