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27 images Created 20 Aug 2011

Dramatic nature and wildlife photography from New Zealand, including mountains, glaciers, rugged coastlines, penguins, and sea birds, including albatross.

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  • Mitre Peak, Mount Pembroke, and other mountains in Fiordland National Park are reflected in a tidepool next to Milford Sound, New Zealand, on a foggy morning just before sunrise.
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  • A spotted shag, also known as Parekareka (Phalacrocorax punctatus), dries its wings as the last light of day illuminates the Seaward Kaikoura Mountain Range. The range includes Mount Fyffe at 1602 meters (5256 ft) and Manakau at 2609 meters (8560 ft).
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  • A black swan (Cygnus atratus) swims across New Zealand's Lake Mangamahoe with Taranaki (Mount Egmont) in the background. While black swans were brought from Australia to New Zealand in the 1860s, there's some debate as to whether the species should be considered introduced. Black swan populations grew rapidly, suggesting the many of the birds may have found their own way to the country. The black swan is New Zealand's largest wetland bird.
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  • Purple Hill is reflected in the icy waters of Lake Pearson, located near Arthur's Pass, New Zealand.
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  • The colorful, thermal-powered Champagne Pool formed in an a 700-year-old explosion crater near Rotorua, New Zealand. The blue water is full of gas bubbles containing carbon dioxide. The dramatic orange rim contains arsenic and antimony sulphur compounds, including gold and silver. The water temperature in the pool averages 74 degrees Celcius (164 degrees Fahrenheit). The pool is located within the Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, a protected park on New Zealand's north island.
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  • Suspended sulphur is responsible for the bright green color of the Devil's Bath, an eruption crater lake located in the Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland near Rotorua, New Zealand.
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  • Dozens of sea  birds, including albatross and petrels, congregate on the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand.
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  • A Buller's Mollymawk (Thalassarche bulleri), a type of albatross, flies over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand. The seabird feeds on squid, fish, tunicates, octopus, and crustacea.
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  • The Motukiekie Rocks are a cluster of spectacular sea stacks located on the New Zealand coast near Greigs. They are rendered in silhouette after sunset.
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  • Mounts Tasman and Cook, New Zealand's two tallest mountains, are reflected in the still waters of Matheson Lake just after sunset. Tasman, at left, is 3497 metres (11,473 feet); Cook is 3754 metres (12,316 feet.) Both mountains are part of New Zealand's Southern Alps and are located in Westland National Park. Mount Cook is also known as Aoraki, the name it was given by New Zealand's first settlers.
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  • The three-quarters moon is visible over Mount Tasman, a 11476 foot (3498 meter) mountain in New Zealand's Southern Alps. Tasman, called Horo-Koau in Māori, is New Zealand's second-highest mountain. It sits on the South Island's Main Divide.
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  • New Zealand's Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, capped by a lenticular cloud, glows by the light of the full moon under the night sky. The Southern Cross is visible near the top left.
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  • Pacific Ocean waves pound the rugged coast at the Catlins Heads near Owaka, New Zealand.
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  • The sun rises over the Catlins Heads near Owaka in southeastern New Zealand.
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  • The summit of Mount Eglinton is barely visible over a thick cloud bank in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. The mountain is reflected in Mirror Lake.
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  • Giant crevasses at the head of the Fox Glacier are visible from this aerial view taken in Westland National Park, New Zealand.
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  • A New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) rests on a rocky cliff near Kaikoura, New Zealand.
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  • The Waikato River drops 11 meters (36 feet) at Huka Falls near Taupo, New Zealand. Huka Falls is the largest waterfall along the river.
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  • Thousands of red-billed gulls, known also as mackerel gulls, fly over Lake Rotorua in New Zealand just before sunrise. The gull is native to New Zealand. The native M?ori name of this species is Tarapunga.
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  • McLean Falls, which drops 22 meters (72 feet), is considered one of the most scenic and popular waterfalls in the Catlins region of New Zealand.
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  • Mitre Peak, Mount Pembroke, and other mountains in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, are reflected in Milford Sound during a foggy sunrise.
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  • Dozens of large, almost perfectly spherical rocks known as the Moeraki Boulders line Koekohe Beach in New Zealand. About two-thirds of the rocks range in size from 1.5 to 2.2 metres (4.6 to 6.7 ft).
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  • The rising sun shines between two of the Moeraki Boulders, located at Koekohe Beach along Otago coast of New Zealand. Dozens of large, almost perfectly spherical boulders line the beach. About two-thirds of the rocks range in size from 1.5 to 2.2 metres (4.6 to 6.7 ft).
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  • Water racing over ripples on the beach at New Zealand's Molyneux Bay catch some of the fiery color of the sunrise. This beach is located on the south island of New Zealand near Kaka Point in the Catlins.
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  • The Pancake Rocks, located in Punakaiki on the West Coast of New Zealand, are layered columns of limestone, somewhat resembling stacks of pancakes. Geologists are not certain of their origin. New Zealand's Southern Alps are visible on the horizon.
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