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Kōrero: Mountains

Fox Glacier

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Fox Glacier

The deep valleys and lakes of the Southern Alps and the Fiordland mountains were shaped by glaciers, which were once far larger than they are today.

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by J. Taylor

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Andy Dennis, Mountains – How mountains form, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14315/fox-glacier (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Andy Dennis, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009, updated 1 February 2017.