Alpenglow on Aoraki
Katrina Sauer
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Sunset over Aoraki/Mt. Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand (3,724 m), taken from Mueller Hut. Aoraki lies in the Southern Alps (Kā Tiritiri o te Moana), which run 500km along the South Island. The collision of the Pacific and Australian plates formed the Alpine Fault, which runs along the western flank of the Southern Alps and is responsible for the uplift of this impressive mountain range.
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Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
1.3 MB
Width
4928 px
Height
3264 px
Aspect
77:51
Brand
Nikon
Model
D5100
Exposure
46 mm f/5.3 1/500 s ISO 1000
Taken
3 February 2016
Coordinates
-43.7210, 170.0659
Tint
Black
Submitted
29 February 2016
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