Sun getting through fog in the New Zealand bush, Bryant Range

The Bryant Range is a range of low mountains in the northern

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of New Zealand. They form part of the boundary of the

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and

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s with

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, as well as forming the western boundary of

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The range is traversed by at the

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close to its northern end. The Bryant Range runs roughly northeast to southwest for some 35 kilometres, starting south of

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and extending to its junction with the larger

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south of the town of

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. It is bounded in the east by the valleys of the Pelorus,

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, and Ronga Rivers, and in the west by the Whangamoa River, Roding, and Teal Rivers. The range has several peaks over 1000 metres in height, notably Saddle Hill (1215m) and Mount Duppa (1133m).''Reed New Zealand atlas'' (2004) Auckland: Reed Publishing. Map 59.

References

Mountain ranges of New Zealand Landforms of the Nelson Region Landforms of the Marlborough Region {{Marlborough-geo-stub