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Story: Geomorphology – a history

All images and media

From page 1 - Early ideas

An early view

Ōtira Gorge

Hochstetter’s vision of the landscape

Hochstetter’s vision of the landscape

Pumice on the beach

Pumice on the beach

From page 2 - The extent of glaciers

Lake Rotoiti

Past glaciers in Canterbury

Past glaciers in Canterbury (1st of 2)

Avoca valley

Avoca valley (2nd of 2)

James Park and Patrick Marshall

James Park and Patrick Marshall

Glaciation in the Tararua Range

Glaciation in the Tararua Range

Roche moutonnées

Roche moutonnées

From page 3 - Key theories: 1880s–1940s

Stream erosion

Stream erosion (1st of 2)

Otago peneplain

Otago peneplain (2nd of 2)

W. M. Davis in New Zealand

W. M. Davis in New Zealand

Charles Cotton on film

Charles Cotton on film

Mountains near Fox River, south Westland

Mountains near Fox River, south Westland

Landscape development

Landscape development

From page 4 - Mid- to late 20th century ideas

Kenneth Cumberland

Kenneth Cumberland

Uplift of New Zealand

Uplift of New Zealand

Rainfall across the Southern Alps

Rainfall across the Southern Alps

Satellite view of Napier

Satellite view of Napier

How to cite this page:

Rebecca Priestley, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/geomorphology-a-history/media (accessed 2 April 2023)

Story by Rebecca Priestley, published 24 Sep 2007