TY - BOOK AU - Ballance,Alison TI - Southern Alps: nature & history of New Zealand's mountain world SN - 1869418751 AV - DU430.A4 B35 2007 U1 - 919.371 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Auckland, N.Z. PB - Random House KW - Natural history KW - New Zealand KW - Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana KW - Pictorial works KW - Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana (N.Z.) N1 - Illustrated endpapers; Includes bibliographical references and index; Rock -- Naming the Alps -- Ice -- Climbing the Alps -- Tussock --Crossing the Alps -- Beech -- Shelter in the Alps -- Kea N2 - A celebration and an exploration of the most phenomenal landform in New Zealand. This literary and photographic journey through place and time offers new and unique insights into some of the youngest and fastest growing mountains in the world ER -