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 | |
| Elevation | 1,375 m (4,511 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi |
| Coordinates | 44°45′27″S 168°21′40″E / 44.7576°S 168.3612°E |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Alfred H. Duncan[2] |
| Native name | Ari (Māori) |
| English translation | "visible" |
| Defining authority | New Zealand Geographic Board |
| Geography | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Otago |
| District | Queenstown-Lakes |
It was featured in a 2016 Tourism New Zealand video, in which film producer James Cameron visited the location.[5]
References
edit- ^ "NZGB Gazetteer – Mount Alfred / Ari". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "NZGB Gazetteer – Mount Alfred". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Edge, Kristin. "Glenorchy: Encounters in the wilderness". NZ Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Mount Alfred/Ari". New Zealand Gazetteer. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "James Cameron stars in Tourism New Zealand video". Newshub. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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