Tara Haoa Range
| Tara Haoa Range | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Peel ( 1743 m ) | |
| location | Canterbury , South Island , New Zealand ; Timaru District | |
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 48 ′ S , 171 ° 9 ′ E | |
| Type | Fold Mountains | |
| surface | 200 km² | |
The Tara Haoa Range is a mountain range in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The Tara Haoa Range is located at the northwest end of the Canterbury Plains between the Harper Range and the Moorhouse Range in the north and northeast, the Ben McLeod Range in the northwest, the High Claytons in the west, the Four Peaks Range in the southwest and the Canterbury Plains in the southeast . The Rangitata River accompanies the mountain range on its north to south-east side . The Hewson River and Orari River flow past the western and southwestern sides of the Tara Haoa Range .
The mountain range, which is around 24 km long and runs in a north-west-south-east direction, finds its highest point at 1743 m high Mount Peel .
Administratively, the Moorhouse Range belongs to the Timaru 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 .