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Southland topographic map
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Southland
Fiordland has a wet mountain climate though conditions vary due to altitude and exposure. Rainfall is the highest in the country and varies between 6,500 and 7,500 mm annually. The farthest coastal reaches of Fiordland are characterized by a limited temperature range with increasing rainfall at higher altitudes. The moist wet climate is influenced by approaching low-pressure systems which sweep across the country entering Fiordland.
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Name: Southland topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Southland, New Zealand (-47.72405 166.13860 -44.12645 169.34202)
Average elevation: 229 m
Minimum elevation: -2 m
Maximum elevation: 2,753 m
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