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Mount Grono (), previously spelled Mount Groznoz, is a peak on Secretary Island, part of
New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
's Fiordland National Park. It was named for early 19th century sealer John Grono. Mount Grono is the highest peak in New Zealand's main island chain outside of the
North North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...
and
South Island The South Island ( , 'the waters of Pounamu, Greenstone') is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand by surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and Stewart Island. It is bordered to the north by ...
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Mountains of Fiordland Fiordland National Park {{Fiordland-geo-stub