Mackenzie District

Mackenzie District

:"For the former regional administrative district of Canada's Northwest Territories, see District of Mackenzie."

Mackenzie District is a political district in New Zealand's South Island. It is part of the larger Canterbury Region.

Principal settlements

*Fairlie
*Twizel
*Cave
*Mount Cook Village
*Albury
*Tekapo

Also
*Burkes Pass

Geography

See Mackenzie Basin,
Mackenzie River,
Tekapo River,
Pukaki River,
Grays River

Economy

Climate

History

The basin was named in the 1850s by and after James Mckenzie, a Scottish-origin shepherd and sheep thief.

Notable places

Mountains

*Aoraki/Mount Cook

Lakes

*Lake Tekapo and the 'Church of the Good Shepherd'.
*Lake Pukaki
*Lake Ruataniwha, one of New Zealands main Rowing venues.
*Lake Ohau

Glaciers

*Tasman Glacier

Skifields

*Fox Peak
*Mt Dobson
*Round Hill
*Tasman Glacier Heliski

National parks

*Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

External links

* [http://www.mackenzie.govt.nz/ Mackenzie District Council]
* [http://www.mtcook.org.nz/mackenzie/history/ Mackenzie Area History]
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Lake_Tekapo WikiTravel - Lake Tekapo]
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Aoraki_Mount_Cook_National_Park WikiTravel - Mt Cook National Park]


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