The settled part of Southland consists of alluvial basins or plains, partly separated by mountains and hills. Faulting has produced a marked north-west to south-east axis in the north, between Te Anau and Gore. To the west is Fiordland, a mountainous region that was heavily glaciated during the last ice age.
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