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Kōrero: Soils

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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GNS Science

Reference: CN25018/3

by Lloyd Homer

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

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

He kōrero nā Allan Hewitt, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.