Winter brings extensive snowfalls in the SouthernAlps.//
冬季到来时，南阿尔卑斯山脉为大雪所覆盖。
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The quake was felt far afield, including in the SouthernAlps, where great chunks of a glacier fell.
震动波及到很远的地方，南阿尔卑斯山上大块的冰川也因之而塌落。
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The South Island has now had its share of horror stories: in November an explosion at a coal mine at Pike River, across the SouthernAlps from Christchurch, killed 29 men.