. The geography of New Zealand. Historical, physical, political, and commercial . i, Tekapo and to some extent Manapouri andTe Anau, though it is probable that the two lasthave their floor far below the base of the morainicaccumulations that are found alongside of lakes in almost countless numbers in the south of New Zealand owetheir origin to this cause. (e.) Ice constituting themass of a great glaciermay sometimes form abarrier across anothervalley. A lake formsbehind the barrier, but itis unstable and may almostat any time burst the icybarrier that restrains is no lake
. The geography of New Zealand. Historical, physical, political, and commercial . i, Tekapo and to some extent Manapouri andTe Anau, though it is probable that the two lasthave their floor far below the base of the morainicaccumulations that are found alongside of lakes in almost countless numbers in the south of New Zealand owetheir origin to this cause. (e.) Ice constituting themass of a great glaciermay sometimes form abarrier across anothervalley. A lake formsbehind the barrier, but itis unstable and may almostat any time burst the icybarrier that restrains is no lake of thiskind in New Zealand now,though there is reason tobelieve that they werelarge and important when the glaciers were moreextensive. (/.) In steep-sided valleys rock-falls or landslipsoccur from time to time and temporary lakes formbehind them. Lake Ada in Milford Sound is of thistype. 3. The large number of volcanoes in NcavZealand, many of which still preserve their originalform and possess deep craters, suggests that thistype of lake would be common in the country. This. ^jeoandover. EIS 240 - 360 - *80. ? 0 - 240. Map of Lake Taupo, showingdepth. LAKES 187 is, however, rarely the case, for many of thecraters have walls of loose scoria which allowswater to soak through it readily. Lake Takapunaon the North Shore of the Waitemata Harbour ishowever a good example. Ruapehu, the largestvolcano in New Zealand, has a hot lake in its lake is 8,500 feet above sea level. Surroundedby cliffs of ice the water of the lake is kept hot bythe jets of steam that rise through the throat of
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