Mount Elie de Beaumont
Mount Elie de Beaumont is a 3,109 metres (10,200 ft) high mountain in the Southern Alps on the South Island of New Zealand and the northernmost Three-thousander of the country. It is surrounded by several glaciers like Johannes Glacier in the north, Burton Glacier to the east, Times Glacier to the west and Anna Glacier, a tributary to the Tasman Glacier, in the south.[1] It was named by Julius von Haast after the french geologist Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont.[2]
Mount Elie de Beaumont | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,109 m (10,200 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
Listing | New Zealand #5 |
Coordinates | 43°28′54″S 170°19′41″E[1] |
Geography | |
Mount Elie de Beaumont Location in New Zealand | |
Location | South Island, New Zealand |
Parent range | Southern Alps |
References
- "Topographic map". NZTopoMap. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "New Zealand Gazetteer". Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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