. Geology of the provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand, a report comprising the results of official explorations. gy of New Zealand)—that these Islands belong geologicallytogether, and are portions of one and the same system which, with asouth-west and north-east direction, forms a well-marked line ofelevation in the Pacific Ocean. This longitudinal course is crossedby a second one nearly at right angles, that is to say, running in anearly south-east and north-west direction. On this line, the northerncontinuation of the Northern Island is situated; also Cooks andPoveaux Straits st
. Geology of the provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand, a report comprising the results of official explorations. gy of New Zealand)—that these Islands belong geologicallytogether, and are portions of one and the same system which, with asouth-west and north-east direction, forms a well-marked line ofelevation in the Pacific Ocean. This longitudinal course is crossedby a second one nearly at right angles, that is to say, running in anearly south-east and north-west direction. On this line, the northerncontinuation of the Northern Island is situated; also Cooks andPoveaux Straits strike in the same direction, conforming to a lineN. 52c W., which, according to Dana, * can be considered the axis ofgreat depression in the Pacific Ocean. Not having at this moment, access to Danas valuable work, I can dono better than translate from the above-mentioned publication of myfriend, von Hochstetter, the passage having reference to it, and higconclusions based thereon, with which, moreover, I fully agree:— * United States Exploring Expedition, Vol. X., p. 3&4, 385. PlateIV. isula. -2>aiJrs Pemnsulw. Section N°lFromWestcoastG miles South of Mouth of HokitikatoEastcoastnear Motanau Creek. JL * •!
Size: 2874px × 870px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectgeology, bookyear1879
