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New Zealand's TranzAlpine train, famous for crossing a gorge so narrow that passengers can nearly touch both canyon walls at once, passes through which mountain range?
Answer
Southern Alps
The TranzAlpine crosses New Zealand's South Island through the Southern Alps, including a stretch where the track squeezes through a dramatically narrow gorge.
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New Zealand's TranzAlpine train crosses a gorge so narrow that passengers can almost touch the canyon walls from both sides of the carriage simultaneously.
Other options people guess
- Great Dividing Range
- Andes Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
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