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Kōrero: Landscapes – overview

Southland and Stewart Island

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Southland and Stewart Island

Fiordland, on the western side of the Southland region, consists of steep mountains, glaciers and fiords. In contrast, eastern Southland is underlain by rolling hills, most of which are used for agriculture. This map shows the location of places mentioned in the text.

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Eileen McSaveney, Landscapes – overview – Southland and Stewart Island, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/13057/southland-and-stewart-island (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.