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Kōrero: Geology – overview

The Alpine Fault

The Alpine Fault

The Alpine Fault is remarkably straight, bisecting the South Island and forming the western edge of the Southern Alps, as illustrated in this digital terrain model. It was not recognised until 1941 because the area was rugged and isolated, and earlier generations of geologists were unable to view the topography from the air.

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Source: GNS Science

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Eileen McSaveney rāua ko Simon Nathan, Geology – overview – New Zealand – a geological jigsaw puzzle, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/8283/the-alpine-fault (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney rāua ko Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.

Comments

Eva Bedggood
30 October 2017
This is hugely fascinating... especially as I live in this country! Who knows what New Zealand will look like in the next hundred million years?!