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Kōrero: Geomorphology – a history

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. Story summary

  2. Early ideas

  3. The extent of glaciers

  4. Key theories: 1880s–1940s

  5. Mid- to late 20th century ideas

  6. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Early ideas

An early view

An early view

Ōtira Gorge

Ōtira Gorge

Hochstetter’s vision of the landscape

Hochstetter’s vision of the landscape

Pumice on the beach

Pumice on the beach

Mai i te whārangi 2 - The extent of glaciers

Lake Rotoiti

Lake Rotoiti

Past glaciers in Canterbury

Past glaciers in Canterbury (1 o 2)

Avoca valley

Avoca valley (2 o 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

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Key theories: 1880s–1940s

Stream erosion

Stream erosion (1 o 2)

Otago peneplain

Otago peneplain (2 o 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

Mai i te whārangi 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

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Rebecca Priestley, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/geomorphology-a-history/media (accessed 5 July 2022)

He kōrero nā Rebecca Priestley, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007

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