Mts. Cook and Tasman, Westland National Park, New Zealand:

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January, 2001. Initial view to the east before sunrise of Mts. Cook (right) and Tasman (left) above the Fox Glacier (far left). Mt. Cook is the highest peak in New Zealand. The peaks rise abruptly across the Alpine Fault, whichis the main fault separating the Australian plate (foreground) from the Pacific plate (mountains of the Southern Alps).


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