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.

Contents 1 Principal settlements 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Climate 5 History 6 Notable places 6.1 Mountains 6.2 Lakes 6.3 Glaciers 6.4 Skifields 6.5 National parks 7 External links

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

• Mackenzie District Council
• Mackenzie Area History
• WikiTravel - Lake Tekapo
• WikiTravel - Mt Cook National Park

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