Photos of New Zealand
Glaciers, Mountains & Rocks

mKiwi New Zealand Photo Gallery

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Downtown Franz Josef Picture

Downtown Franz Josef, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
Copyright - Philip Greenspun

Hiking - Glacier, West Coast Picture

Hiking - Glacier, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
Copyright - Philip Greenspun

Moeraki Boulders New Zealand Picture

Moeraki Boulder, New Zealand. Copyright - Philip Greenspun

Lupines, Mountain - South Island, New Zealand

Lupines, Mountain - South Island, New Zealand
Copyright - Philip Greenspun

Mt. Cook, New Zealand Pictures

Mt Cook, New Zealand. Copyright - Ad Van Alphen

Mount Cook, named after Captain James Cook, is the highest mountain in New Zealand, having an elevation of 12,316 feet (3754 m). Mount Cook is a peak in the Southern Alps, a mountain range that runs the length of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite challenge for mountain climbers.

Mount Cook is also known as Aoraki, meaning "Cloud Piercer" in the Ngai Tahu dialect of the Maori language. (In "canonical" Maori the name would appear as Aorangi.). From Wikipedia