Mount John

Mount John is a peak in Mackenzie District, Canterbury and has an elevation of 978 metres. Mount John is situated nearby to the neighborhood Station Bay, as well as near the locality Tekapo Military Camp.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount John University Observatory and Church of the Good Shepherd.

Mount John University Observatory

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University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory, previously known as Mt John University Observatory, is New Zealand's premier astronomical research observatory.

Church of the Good Shepherd

Church

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The Church of the Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapo on the South Island of New Zealand is a small Anglican church used by various denominations.

Lake Tekapo Airport

Aerodrome

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Lake Tekapo Airport is a Non-Certificated Airport 1.5 NM west of Lake Tekapo township in the Mackenzie District of the South Island in New Zealand. The airport was constructed by Air Safaris in 1974 for scenic charter flights over the Southern Alps.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lake Tekapo and Tekapo Military Camp.

Lake Tekapo

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Lake Tekapo is a lakeside resort village in the Mackenzie Country in the South Island of New Zealand. It gets its name from one of the Southern Lakes in the Southern Alps.