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EncyclopediaSouthern AlpsSouthern Alps, mountain range, on South Island, New Zealand, paralleling the west coast. It rises to 12,349 ft (3,764 m) at Mt. Aorangi (Mt. Cook), New Zealand's highest peak. Extensively glaciated, the snowcapped range has many deep gorges; Tasman and Franz Josef glaciers are there. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Southern Alps from Infoplease:
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- South Island - South Island South Island (1996 pop. 900,114), 58,093 sq mi (150,461 sq km), New Zealand. It is the ...
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