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GPS station in the Southern Alps

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GPS station in the Southern Alps

Global positioning system (GPS) equipment is used to pinpoint where strain is building up in the earth’s crust. Stations like this one high in the Southern Alps need to be robust to withstand the extreme climate.

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Eileen McSaveney, Earthquakes – Living with earthquakes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4419/gps-station-in-the-southern-alps (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2017.