Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Chapter 1 The Creation of Zealandia |
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1 | (22) |
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1 | (9) |
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10 | (5) |
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Deformation of the Waipounamu Erosion Surface |
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15 | (3) |
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From Gondwana to Pacific Archipelago |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Emergence of New Zealand |
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23 | (44) |
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Action Along the Plate Boundary |
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23 | (19) |
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Uplift, Shearing and the Growth of Mountains |
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42 | (8) |
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50 | (5) |
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A Spectrum of Mountain Types |
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55 | (3) |
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Basin-and-Range Landscapes |
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58 | (4) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Volcanic Landscapes |
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67 | (52) |
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67 | (8) |
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75 | (2) |
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Central Volcanic Region and Taupo Volcanic Zone |
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77 | (12) |
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Taranaki and Tongariro Stratovolcanoes |
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89 | (13) |
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Tongariro Volcanic Centre |
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89 | (8) |
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97 | (5) |
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Other Volcanic Landscapes |
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102 | (5) |
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Auckland and Northland Volcanic Fields |
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107 | (7) |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Wearing It Down |
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119 | (66) |
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Early Emergence and Erosion |
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119 | (2) |
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Erosion as a Brake on Uplift |
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121 | (3) |
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124 | (3) |
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127 | (15) |
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142 | (4) |
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146 | (10) |
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156 | (3) |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (2) |
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Rivers and Valleys: Agents of Erosion and Recorders of Landscape History |
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163 | (17) |
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163 | (4) |
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Braided and Meandering Habits |
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167 | (6) |
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River and Valley Profiles |
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173 | (7) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Rivers and Their Landscapes |
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185 | (60) |
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The Clutha Basin and Central Otago |
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186 | (8) |
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Canterbury Braided Rivers and Plains |
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194 | (6) |
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The Rangitikei and Rivers Discharging to Taranaki Bight |
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200 | (8) |
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The Buller and Rivers of Northwest Nelson |
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208 | (9) |
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The Tukituki, Mohaka and Other Hawke's Bay Rivers |
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217 | (6) |
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223 | (13) |
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What Rivers Reveal About Landscape Processes and History |
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236 | (4) |
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240 | (5) |
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Chapter 6 Karst, Subterranean Rivers and Caves |
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245 | (56) |
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245 | (7) |
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252 | (3) |
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255 | (2) |
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Vadose Processes and Landform Evolution |
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257 | (6) |
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Glaciated Karst and Caves in Marble |
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263 | (15) |
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Marble Karst in NW Nelson |
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263 | (12) |
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275 | (3) |
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Karst and Paleokarst in Cenozoic Limestones |
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278 | (18) |
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278 | (8) |
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Western North Island: King Country Karst |
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286 | (6) |
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East Coast: Hawke Bay to Wairarapa |
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292 | (4) |
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Baselevel Control in Karst |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Glaciations and Climate Change |
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301 | (36) |
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The `Ice Age' and the Quaternary |
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301 | (1) |
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301 | (2) |
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Sea-Level Variations and Ice Cap Fluctuations |
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303 | (1) |
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Ice Caps and the Bi-polar Seesaw |
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304 | (3) |
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Astronomical Pacing of Ice Ages |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (2) |
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The Quaternary Ice Age in New Zealand |
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310 | (6) |
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The Last Glacial Maximum in New Zealand |
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316 | (5) |
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Climate Change Through the Last Glacial Cycle |
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321 | (3) |
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324 | (5) |
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329 | (2) |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (5) |
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Chapter 8 Coasts: The Mobile Interface Between Land and Sea |
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337 | (68) |
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Currents, Tides and Global Factors |
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337 | (4) |
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Wind and Wave Environment |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (6) |
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Delivery, Transportation and Storage of Coastal Sediment |
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350 | (17) |
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367 | (4) |
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Rocky Coasts in Plan and Profile |
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371 | (12) |
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Ups and Downs of Land and Sea |
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383 | (7) |
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Inheritance and the Coastal Landscape |
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390 | (10) |
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400 | (5) |
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Chapter 9 Living in the Landscape |
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405 | (50) |
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405 | (1) |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (3) |
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410 | (5) |
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415 | (1) |
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415 | (5) |
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420 | (4) |
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424 | (3) |
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427 | (2) |
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429 | (3) |
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432 | (4) |
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Risk Management and Abatement |
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436 | (5) |
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441 | (9) |
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450 | (5) |
Geographical Index |
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455 | (6) |
Subject Index |
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