Franklin Mountains (New Zealand)

Franklin Mountains
Te Ahi-a-Mahuika
Franklin Mountains Location in Fiordland, New Zealand
Highest point
Peak	Mount Kane
Elevation	1,714 m (5,623 ft)
Coordinates	44°57′11″S 167°44′17″E
Naming
Etymology	Named by James McKerrow in honour of John Franklin
Geography
Location	Southwestern South Island
Country	New Zealand
Range coordinates	44.916°S 167.717°E / -44.916; 167.717
Geology
Orogeny	Tectonic uplift

The Franklin Mountains of New Zealand are a group of peaks in the southwestern area of the South Island, located between Bligh Sound and Lake Te Anau, within Fiordland National Park.^[1][2][3]

References

1. "Franklin Mountains". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
2. Grant, David (25 May 2015). "Fiordland's lakes". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
3. Bradshaw, J. Y. (July 1990). "Geology of crystalline rocks of northern Fiordland: Details of the granulite facies Western Fiordland Orthogneiss and associated rock units". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 33 (3): 465–484. doi:10.1080/00288306.1990.10425702. ISSN 0028-8306.