| New Zealand is an area that is full of mountains. | | | | the area either. The highest peak on this island |
| The surface area is consisted of over 75% of | | | | reaches a height not quite as high as Mount Cook. |
| the land being mountains. The beauty of | | | | It is Mount Rauphehu and is 9,175 feet tall which |
| mountains cannot be ignored so many people wish | | | | equals out to 2,797 meters high. This also has the |
| to travel in order to see all of the ones the | | | | fact of being a volcano. It is not dormant and has |
| landscape has to offer. Tectonic plates cause the | | | | erupted within the last 15 years since there were |
| mountains to exist from the plates sliding under | | | | notable eruptions in both 1995 and 1996 as well. |
| each other and pushing land up. In the case of | | | | Skiing is very popular on this mountain as well and |
| New Zealand the two major plates are the Pacific | | | | is the most popular location on the entire island |
| Plate and the Australian Indian Plate. Mountains can | | | | for the recreational activity. Skiing is more |
| also be formed by two plates that smash directly | | | | preferred on the slopes that can be found on the |
| into each other in the South Island. The Southern | | | | South Island though since they are more suitable |
| Alps were formed by this geographical | | | | for the activity. |
| occurrence. | | | | The mountains aren't the only things that make |
| The Southern Alps are an astounding mountain | | | | up the beauty in New Zealand. The natural |
| range. They are found on the coast of South | | | | processes of the Earth have also created the |
| Island and stretch to a distance of 650 kilometers. | | | | Milford Sound which is found in Fiordland. |
| Kaikoura's eastern coast is also touched by the | | | | Subduction has actually pulled some of the |
| Alps. The highest peak in the Southern Alps is | | | | landscape under water. The ranges have fallen |
| Mount Cook with a height of 12,283 feet or 3,684 | | | | into the sea, in basic terms. The subduction is how |
| meters. This mountain has been climbed at one | | | | the fjords and sounds were created. The hills |
| point by Sir Edmund Hillary. This was his very first | | | | created and the bays give individuals the ability to |
| climb on the mountain but he later on climbed | | | | see natural beauty in the country. The popular |
| Mount Everest. Fjords, combined with the | | | | recreational activities that people engage in while |
| numerous mountain peaks, add to the overall | | | | here include kayaking and boating among a few |
| gorgeous scenery. | | | | others. |
| Glaciers can be found all over the southern portion | | | | Since there are so many mountains in New |
| of the island as well with the largest one being the | | | | Zealand one of the more popular recreational |
| Tasman glacier. They are within reach of hikers | | | | activities that visitors and individuals who live here |
| and individuals who prefer to reach the mountains | | | | wish to engage in is mountain biking. It allows |
| as well. | | | | people to have fun, exercise, and see beautiful |
| The North Island is not immune to the beauty of | | | | sites while doing so. |