Armory Range
Armory Range | ||
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Highest peak | The Warrior ( 2580 m ) | |
location | Canterbury , South Island , New Zealand ; Ashburton District | |
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Coordinates | 43 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ S , 170 ° 49 ′ 0 ″ E | |
Type | Fold Mountains | |
surface | 35 km² |
The Armory Range is a mountain range in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The Armory Range is located southeast of the glacier regions of the New Zealand Alps , between the McCoy Stream and the Froude Range behind it in the northwest and the mountain ranges of the east-running Jollie Range , which on its southwestern side by the Sinclair River and on the northwestern side through the Kirk Stream is separated from the Armory Range . In the southwest Armory Range , the Clyde River passes between the mouth of the McCoy Stream and the mouth of the Sinclair River .
The mountain range, which is around 10 km long and runs in a south-west-north-east direction, finds its highest point with the 2580 m high The Warrior . 22 other peaks of the mountain range are over 2000 m .
Administratively, the Armory Range belongs to the Ashburton District .
literature
- New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed February 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on February 1st, 2020
- ^ Armory Range, Canterbury . In: NZ Topo Map . Gavin Harriss , accessed February 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Postcode maps . New Zealand Post , accessed February 1, 2020 .