Southern Alps

plural noun

1. a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island. Highest peak, Mt. Cook, 12,349 feet (3,765 meters).

Southern Alps

plural noun

1. a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)

Example Sentences

In the higher and more remote regions of the Southern Alps, never yet trodden by human foot, there was nothing left for me to do.

From Project Gutenberg

Immediately a descent upon the Italian valleys was planned, and a considerable force crossed the southern Alps.

From Project Gutenberg