Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana

mountain range on the South Island in New Zealand
Place mountain_range Q206650
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Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana

Summary

Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (375 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana is located in Mackenzie District[3].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's image is recorded as 00 2284 New Zealand Alps (aerial view).jpg[5].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's image is recorded as 009 NZ Southern Alps mountain landscape in New Zealand seen from Gillespies Beach, West Coast - sunset light.jpg[6].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's instance of is recorded as mountain range[7].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's Commons category is recorded as Southern Alps[8].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's highest point is recorded as Aoraki / Mount Cook[9].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -43.365, 'lon': 170.624}[10].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011wf2[11].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's located in/on physical feature is recorded as South Island[12].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Southern Alps[13].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's Commons gallery is recorded as Southern Alps[14].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's page banner is recorded as Southernalpsbanner2.JPG[15].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0002963[16].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[17].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Southern-Alps[18].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2182515[19].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6248887[20].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6248882[21].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6248881[22].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6248879[23].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6248878[24].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6248877[25].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6209204[26].
  • Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6213634[27].

Body

Geography

Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana is in the country of New Zealand[4]. It is located in Mackenzie District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3754'}[28]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+500'}[29].

Designation and Status

Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana's instance of is recorded as mountain range[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana include TranzAlpine[30], an inter-city rail[31], in New Zealand[32], founded in 1987[33].

Why It Matters

Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana ranks in the top 3% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (375 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include TranzAlpine[30], an inter-city rail[31], in New Zealand[32], founded in 1987[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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