Sunrise over the Southern Alps Queenstown New Zealand.

The Southern Alps (the native people call it Ka tiritiri o te Moana) is a 500 kilometer long rugged mountain range extending from north to south of the South Island of New Zealand. Along the Southern tip is lake Wakatipu; a beautiful blue/turquoise clean lake. Queenstown, a city noted for its tourism, wraps around the southern tip of lake Wakatipu.
Watching sunrise over the Southern Alps ( Kā Tiritiri o te Moana) and lake Wakatipu is like no other sunrise. The incredible clouds and color changes as the sun tries to breakout from behind the mountains are unbelievable. The sunrays pierce through on top of the mountains finally and the initial rays light up the sky. The reflections on lake Wakatipu is breathtaking. The low clouds on the lake and the sun reflections on the hillside houses, surrounding mountains and the vegetations create an incredible flare that could be blinding and unbelievably colorful.
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  • Sunrise over the Southern Alps  Kā Tiritiri o te Moana on Frankton arm, Queenstown, New Zealand.

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    The rugged range Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and Frankton Arm, Queenstown New Zealand.

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    Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and Frankton Arm, Queenstown New Zealand.

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  • Sunrise over the Southern Alps  Kā Tiritiri o te Moana on Frankton arm, Queenstown New Zealand.

    Sunrise over the Southern Alps Kā Tiritiri o te Moana on Frankton arm, Queenstown New Zealand.

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  • Sunrise over the Southern Alps  Kā Tiritiri o te Moana on Frankton arm, Queenstown New Zealand. Great skyline and rugged mountain  away  from  the epicenter of the rising sun.

    Sunrise over the Southern Alps Kā Tiritiri o te Moana on Frankton arm, Queenstown New Zealand. Great skyline and rugged mountain away from the epicenter of the rising sun.

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    Sunrise over the Southern Alps Kā Tiritiri o te Moana on lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.

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  • Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.

    Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.

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  • Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Pink, purplish and golden reflections on the lake.

    Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Pink, purplish and golden reflections on the lake.

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  • Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Intense Flare on the mountains.

    Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Intense Flare on the mountains.

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  • Day break in Queenstown. Just before sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors and low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Sky reflections on the lake.

    Day break in Queenstown. Just before sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors and low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Sky reflections on the lake.

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  • Just before Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.

    Just before Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.

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  • Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.

    Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.

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  • Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Sky and mountain reflections in the lake.

    Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Sky and mountain reflections in the lake.

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  • Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Reflections in the lake.

    Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Reflections in the lake.

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  • Panorama of Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.

    Panorama of Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.

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  • Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.

    Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.

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  • Watching sunrise from my hotel restaurant verandah in Queenstown. Panorama sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors and low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Sky reflections on the lake.

    Watching sunrise from my hotel restaurant verandah in Queenstown. Panorama sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors and low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Sky reflections on the lake.

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  • Watching sunrise from my hotel restaurant verandah in Queenstown. Panorama sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors and low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Sky reflections on the lake.

    Watching sunrise from my hotel restaurant verandah in Queenstown. Panorama sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors and low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Sky reflections on the lake.

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  • Watching sunrise from my hotel restaurant verandah in Queenstown. Panorama sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors and low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Sky reflections on the lake.

    Watching sunrise from my hotel restaurant verandah in Queenstown. Panorama sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors and low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Sky reflections on the lake.

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  • Watching sunrise from my hotel restaurant verandah in Queenstown. Panorama sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors and low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Sky reflections on the lake.

    Watching sunrise from my hotel restaurant verandah in Queenstown. Panorama sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors and low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Sky reflections on the lake.

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  • Panorama Sunrise over the Southern Alps,  Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors over the hillside houses of Queenstown. .

    Panorama Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Beautiful sky colors over the hillside houses of Queenstown. .

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  • Panorama Sunrise over the Southern Alps,  Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Low clouds over lake Wakatipu.

    Panorama Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Low clouds over lake Wakatipu.

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  • Panorama sunrise over the Southern Alps,  Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Hillside homes of Queenstown.

    Panorama sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Low clouds over lake Wakatipu. Hillside homes of Queenstown.

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  • Panorama Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Low clouds and golden sun reflections over lake Wakatipu.

    Panorama Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Low clouds and golden sun reflections over lake Wakatipu.

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  • Panorama Sunrise over the Southern Alps,  Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Low clouds over lake Wakatipu.

    Panorama Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, on lake Wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Low clouds over lake Wakatipu.

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  • Sunrise over the Southern Alps  Kā Tiritiri o te Moana on lake wakatipu, Queenstown, New Zealand.

    Sunrise over the Southern Alps Kā Tiritiri o te Moana on lake wakatipu, Queenstown, New Zealand.

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    Sunrise over the Southern Alps  Kā Tiritiri o te Moana on lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.
    Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand.
    Sunrise over the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, and lake wakatipu, Queenstown New Zealand. Pink, purplish and golden reflections on the lake.