Geology of the Canterbury Region
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geology-of-the-canterbury-region-173-12799540
title:
Geology of the Canterbury Region
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Canterbury in New Zealand is the portion of the South Island to the east of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, from the Waiau Uwha River in the north, to the Waitaki River in the south. To the west of the Southern Alps lies the Alpine Fault, a major fault boundary, that passes through the South Island from Fiordland in the south, to the Marlborough Region in the north, where it divides into multiple faults. The Pacific Plate lies to the east of the Alpine Fault and the Australian Plate
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_the_Canterbury_Region
date created:
2009-08-21T04:22:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T11:18:11Z
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