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Deep loess

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Deep loess

Deep deposits of loess originated as large amounts of finely ground rock and soil deposited by retreating glaciers and relocated by strong winds. This example on Banks Peninsula shows the layering effect of loess built up over a long period.

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Allan Hewitt, Soils – Soil features, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12269/deep-loess (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Allan Hewitt, published 1 March 2009.