What is the highest mountain peak in New Zealand, situated in the Southern Alps of the South Island?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Aoraki / Mount Cook (3,724 m)
- Step 1: Aoraki / Mount Cook rises to 3,724 meters in the Canterbury region of the South Island, flanked by the Tasman and Hooker glaciers.
- Step 2: The indigenous Māori name 'Aoraki' refers to a legendary ancestor and translates poetically as 'Cloud Piercer'.
Answer
Aoraki / Mount Cook (3,724 m)
Why not the others: 'Mount Tasman' is New Zealand's second-highest peak; 'Mount Aspiring' is in Otago, nicknamed the 'Matterhorn of the South'; 'Mount Ruapehu' is the highest peak on the North Island and an active volcano.
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