Mount Magellan (New Zealand)
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Mount Magellan, also known simply as Magellan, is a mountain in the Southern Alps in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park on the South Island of New Zealand. The mountain is 3,049 metres (10, 003 ft) tall, and is less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) northwest of its closest neighbouring peak, the 3,144 metres (10, 315 ft) Mount Teichelmann. Its coordinates are 43° 34′ 16″ S, 170° 8′ 31″ E (43.571, 170.142). Magellan is named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
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