Petea Range
| Petea Range | ||
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| location | Canterbury , South Island , New Zealand ; Ashburton District | |
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ S , 171 ° 16 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| Type | Fold Mountains | |
| surface | 30 km² | |
The Petea Range is a small mountain range in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The Petea Range is located at the northwest end of the Canterbury Plains and is directly adjacent to the Moorhouse Range on its west side , whereas the north, east and south sides of the range are surrounded by flat land. About 2 to 3 km away, the South Branch Ashburton River flows north and northeast past the Petea Range and in the southwest rises the Hinds River South Branch , which runs south by the foothills of the mountain range.
The mountain range, which is around 7 km long and runs in north-south direction, has a maximum height of 1065 m .
Administratively, the Moorhouse 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 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on February 3, 2020
- ↑ Moorhouse Range, Canterbury . In: NZ Topo Map . Gavin Harriss , accessed February 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Postcode maps . New Zealand Post , accessed February 3, 2020 .