Sibbald Range

Sibbald Range
The Godley River with the Sibbald Range in the center of the picture to almost the far right
Highest peak	Mount Sibbald ( 2811  m )
location	Canterbury , South Island , New Zealand ; Mackenzie District
Coordinates	43 ° 33 ′  S , 170 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ′  S , 170 ° 33 ′  E
Type	Fold Mountains
surface	200 km²

The Sibbald Range is a mountain range in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

The Sibbald Range is located between the Godley River in the west and the Macaulay River and the Two Thumb Range in the east. In the north the mountain ranges border on the glacier region of Mount D'Archiac and in the south on the confluence of the Macaulay River in the Godley River .

The mountain range, which is around 25 km long and runs in a north-south direction, finds its highest point in Mount Sibbald at 2811  m . 36 other peaks of the mountain range are over 2000  m .

Administratively, the Sibbald Range belongs to the Mackenzie District .

Conservation Park

Except for the southern tip, the Sibbald Range with the Two Thumb Range adjoining to the east is part of the Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park , which is administered by the Department of Conservation .

literature

• New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 (English).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 29, 2020 .  
2. ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on January 29, 2020
3. ^ Sibbald Range, Canterbury . In: NZ Topo Map . Gavin Harriss , accessed January 29, 2020 .  
4. ↑ Postcode maps . New Zealand Post , accessed January 29, 2020 .  
5. ↑ Te Kabui Kaupeka Conservation Park . (PDF; 1.4 MB) Department of Conservation , May 2014, accessed on January 29, 2020 .