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Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand
Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand Southern Alps, north of Greymouth, South Island, New Zealand.

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regional council, New Zealand
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West Coast, regional council in west-central South Island, New Zealand. It is bounded by the Tasman Sea (west), the unitary authority of Tasman (north), and the regional councils of Canterbury and Otago (east) and Southland (south). The Southern Alps, with their towering peaks and rugged terrain, contribute to its isolation and varied landscape. Mount Cook (12,316 feet [3,754 metres]) is the highest point in New Zealand. The Franz Josef and Fox glaciers and the Taramakau,...

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