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Map new zealand mountain range. The following are lists of mountains in new zealand ordered by height. Names heights topographic prominence and isolation and coordinates were extracted from the official land information new zealand linz topo50 topographic maps at the interactive topographic map of new zealand site. The southern alps ka tiritiri o te moana is a mountain range extending along much of the length of new zealands south island reaching its greatest elevations near the ranges western sidethe name southern alps generally refers to the entire range although separate names are given to many of the smaller ranges that form part of it.
New zealand mountains photos about. Most peoples image of new zealand is a country filled with snow capped mountains. Not all of new zealand is like that of course but a whopping seventy five percent of the landmass is either mountains or hills.
Mountain range to fertile farmland about a fifth of the north island and two thirds of the south island are mountains. The existence of a spine of mountain ranges throughout new zealand is also due to the movement of the earths tectonic plates. New zealand mountains lakes rivers map.
New zealand has a varied landscape with mountains lakes and rivers. The south island is known for its rugged terrain while the north island has rolling landscapes and windswept northern headlands. Enlarge map print map.
Lying in the south west pacific new zealand consists of two main islands the north island and the south island. Stewart island and many smaller islands lie offshore. The north island of new zealand has a spine of mountain ranges running through the middle with gentle rolling farmland on both sides.
The southern alps are a range of mountains that run the length of the south island of new zealandthis mountain range has been likened to the alps of europe and the highest peak is aoraki mount cook at 3724 metres. Most of the alpine areas of new zealand are in the south island. A chain of mountains begins in north west nelson and the kaikoura ranges extends into the southern alps which have the highest peaks and reaches the fiordland area in the south west.
Click to see some of the major peaks. The backbone of the north island is a line of north east trending greywacke ranges that form a barrier between the eastern and western sides. This map shows the location of places mentioned in the text.
Wellington city surrounded by hills is at the southern end of the tararua range.
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