They are smooth, level, silky lawns, lying embedded in the upper forests, on the floors of the valleys, and along the broad backs of the main dividing ridges, at a height of about 8000 to 9500 feet above the sea.
它们是光滑、平坦、柔滑的草坪，位于高处森林、山谷底部，沿着主要分水岭的宽阔背面，海拔约 8000 至 9500 英尺。
![Snow highlights the Southern Alps in this satellite image of the South Island, New Zealand.](/Images/godic/202501/25/South_Island4232.jpg")
![Southern Alps viewed from Mount Hutt](/Images/godic/202501/25/Southern_Alps_from_Mt_Hutt,_NZ24232.jpg")
![View of the Southern Alps from road.](/Images/godic/202501/25/Mountains_in_New_Zealand4232.jpg")
![Panoramic view of some of the Southern Alps in Winter from the summit of Hamilton Peak in the Craigieburn Range.](/Images/godic/202501/25/Southern_Alps_from_Hamilton_Peak4233.jpg")