GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Aoraki / Mount Cook is New Zealand’s highest mountain, in the Southern Alps of South Island.
Fast Facts
- It rises to 3,724 metres above sea level.
- A major alpine and glacial landscape.
- The summit lost height in a 1991 rock avalanche.
Connected lessons
- Aoraki / Mount CookMap, explanation and practice
- New Zealand: tectonics, rain and riversGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Mount KosciuszkoRelated places
- Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te MoanaRelated places