Mount Alfred (Otago)

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Mount Alfred (officially Mount Alfred / Ari) is a hill in Otago, New Zealand, that was formed by glaciers during the last ice age.[3] It is the prominent hill due north from Glenorchy located between the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu and Rees River located in the Queenstown-Lakes District.[4]

Mount Alfred / Ari
Mount Alfred / Ari centre right (dark foreground pyramid) as viewed from the Jetty at Glenorchy
Highest point
Elevation1,375 m (4,511 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi
Coordinates44°45′27″S 168°21′40″E / 44.7576°S 168.3612°E / -44.7576; 168.3612
Naming
EtymologyAlfred H. Duncan[2]
Native nameAri (Māori)
English translation"visible"
Defining authorityNew Zealand Geographic Board
Geography
Map
CountryNew Zealand
RegionOtago
DistrictQueenstown-Lakes

It was featured in a 2016 Tourism New Zealand video, in which film producer James Cameron visited the location.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "NZGB Gazetteer – Mount Alfred / Ari". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NZGB Gazetteer – Mount Alfred". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ Edge, Kristin. "Glenorchy: Encounters in the wilderness". NZ Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Mount Alfred/Ari". New Zealand Gazetteer. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ "James Cameron stars in Tourism New Zealand video". Newshub. Retrieved 21 November 2021.