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Mt Cook Range

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Mt Cook Range

This view of the Mt Cook Range, looking southwards, shows the rugged mountains typical of the higher Southern Alps, with the Tasman Glacier on the left. The two highest peaks are Aoraki/Mt Cook (3,724 metres) and Mt Tasman (3,497 metres).

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Eileen McSaveney, Landscapes – overview – Central South Island, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13038/mt-cook-range (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.