Potts Range
| Potts Range | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Potts ( 2184 m ) | |
| location | Canterbury , South Island , New Zealand ; Ashburton District | |
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 21 ′ S , 170 ° 49 ′ E | |
| Type | Fold Mountains | |
| surface | 110 km² | |
The Potts Range is a mountain range in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The Potts Range is located northeast of the confluence of the Havelock and Clyde Rivers and the associated formation of the Rangitata River . The western side of the Potts Range is bounded from north to south by the Lawrence River , Clyde River and Rangitata River , with the Jollie Range , Cloudy Peak Range and Two Thumb Range behind . In the northeast, however, the Potts Range is continued in the Arrowsmith Range and in the east the Potts River separates the mountains from the Big Hill Range .
The approximately 22 km long mountain range, which runs in an arc from southeast over west to northeast, finds its highest point at 2184 m high Mount Potts . Ten other peaks of the mountain range are over 2000 m .
Administratively, the Potts 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
- ^ Potts Range, Canterbury . In: NZ Topo Map . Gavin Harriss , accessed February 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Postcode maps . New Zealand Post , accessed February 1, 2020 .