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natureandco.com - Tectonic Landforms of New Zealand
South Island, and the central and southern glacial region. Not all landslide lakes are permanent: numerous temporary ones were caused by the 1929 Buller earthquake, such as ... Lake Stanley in Kahurangi National park, Lake Matiri north of Murchison, Lake Adelaide in Nelson Lakes National Park, and Lake Lochnagar. (former) Ahuriri Lagoon, Napier Ahuriri Lagoon was uplifted by 1 ...
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Freshwater Website: Groundwater (Groundwater and engineering)
In another case, when geological exploration was being carried out in preparation for the construction of the Revelstoke Dam in British Columbia, geologists and engineers were concerned about an old landslide on the bank of the proposed reservoir. They suspected that the water held in the reservoir could increase groundwater pressures enough to make the slide unstable. The solution was to ...
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natureandco.com - Nature and Outdoor Activities in Urewera National Park
Visitor Centre the Papakorito Falls is a spectacular waterfall within easy access of the road. A round trip takes in the Onepoto Caves, a series of caves and overhangs resulting from the landslide that formed Lake Waikaremoana. On the Rangitikei side, near Galatea, a number of walks lead into the western part of Urewera National Park. From the summits of Hikurangi and Maunga Tawhiuau the views ...
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Natureandco.com - Nature in New Zealand - Tectonics and earthquakes
Urewera National Park, was created when a wedge of sandstone and siltstone slid down from the south-western end of the Ngamoko Range, thus damming the Waikaretaheke River. The landslide was probably caused by an earthquake. Photo courtesy Hawkes Bay tourism. New Zealand ranks among the most active seismic places on earth: earthquakes occur there frequently and continuously. Along with ...
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Natureandco.com - National Parks of New Zealand - Te Urewera National Park
New Zealand, such as kiwi, kokako, kaka and blue duck. Lakes Waikaremoana and Waikareiti are two major lanforms born of the geological history of the park, ... from the south-western end of the Ngamoko Range, thus damming the Waikaretaheke River. The landslide was probably caused by an earthquake. Similar phenomena probably created Lake Waikareiti, which is located ...
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Environment News Service News Index November 2006
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Rainforest Newz Vol 2 Iss 5/6 Jan/May 2004
The Earthwatch team also established a new hardwood study plot on a very challenging landslide. Thank you all for your patience and perseverance; this group showed us the true meaning of ... through septic tanks, which then seep into groundwater and eventually affect the health of rivers, lakes and the ocean. Wastewater Gardens are a 100% ecological, low cost, low maintenance solution to ...
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Students in the Peace Corps Master's International Program in Geological and Natural Hazards Mitigation
El Salvador. Armeda Van Dam is a BS graduate from Humboldt State University. Her interest is tropical lakes and she did her PC service in Olomega, El Salvador from September 2005 until December 2006. R ... . Hans Lechner is a BA graduate from Humboldt State University. His interest is in mudflow and landslide hazards. His PC assignment will begin September 2007 in El Salvador. Karinne Knutsen is a BS ...
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Learning About Mountains - Resources
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National Geographic Traveler Article: New Zealand
On the way back, we fly through Cinerama Col, a cleft ... some 900 miles of bays, sounds, and inlets. Glaciers gouged this tortuous shore, and shaped cliffy valleys, deep lakes, and rank after rank of mountains. Much of Fiordland is overlain by vegetation for which the word ...
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