Mount Franklin (Tasman)
| Mount Franklin | ||
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| height | 2340 m | |
| location | Nelson Lakes National Park , Tasman Region , New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 3 ′ 7 ″ S , 172 ° 41 ′ 15 ″ E | |
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The Mount Franklin is a 2,340 m (some sources give even 2327 m at) high mountain in Nelson Lakes National Park in the New Zealand region Tasman . It is the northernmost and highest of the four mountains in New Zealand that are called "Mount Franklin".
The mountain is 15 km south of Lake Rotoroa and is only 2 meters higher than nearby Mount Travers . The mountain is part of the Franklin Ridge , the northernmost part of the St. James Range . This ridge separates the valleys of the eastern and western branches of the Sabine River .
The mountain was named after the geologist Julius von Haast while serving as geologist for the Canterbury Province in honor of Rear Admiral John Franklin , former Governor of Tasmania .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b New Zealand 1: 50000 Topographic Map Series sheet BS24 - Mount Robert
- ↑ a b Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979