Mount Allen, Stewart Island
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Mount Allen is the second-highest peak on Stewart Island/Rakiura
, in southern New Zealand
. Located in the southwest of the island, it lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the coast at Port Pegasus
. Mount Allen rises to a height of 750 metres (2,460.6 ft), and is the highest point in a short range of hills known as Tin Ridge. Mount Allen lies within Rakiura National Park
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Stewart Island/Rakiura
Stewart Island/Rakiura is the third-largest island of New Zealand. It lies south of the South Island, across Foveaux Strait. Its permanent population is slightly over 400 people, most of whom live in the settlement of Oban.- History and naming :...
, in southern New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Located in the southwest of the island, it lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the coast at Port Pegasus
Port Pegasus
Port Pegasus is located at the southern end of Stewart Island in New Zealand. From the 1890s to the 1950s, Port Pegasus was the site of a small fishing community. There was also a small tin-mining boom in the area in the 1890s...
. Mount Allen rises to a height of 750 metres (2,460.6 ft), and is the highest point in a short range of hills known as Tin Ridge. Mount Allen lies within Rakiura National Park
Rakiura National Park
Rakiura National Park is a nature reserve park located on Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand. It is the 14th of New Zealand's national parks and was officially opened on 9 March 2002. It covers 1,570 km², which is about 85% of Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island...
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