Mount Sparrman

Mount Sparrman is a 969-metre-elevation hill in Fiordland, New Zealand. The hill is notable as the first peak in New Zealand climbed by Europeans; this happened in 1773 as part of the second voyage of James Cook.
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Mount Sparrman

Latitude
-45.80269° or 45° 48′ 10″ south
Longitude
166.63891° or 166° 38′ 20″ east
Elevation
780 metres (2,559 feet)
Named after
Anders Sparrman
Open location code
4V685JWQ+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1061036237
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2182477
Wiki­data ID
Q31644455
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Mount Sparrman” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Mount Sparrman
  • Dutch: Mount Sparrman

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