Lecture 6: NZ plate boundaries and hazards Flashcards by Gus Henry

Q

Briefly describe NZ plate boundary from North to South:

A

New Zealand is on the boundary of the Pacific and Australian plates

The boundary is complex:
oblique collision
Compression in the east coast of the North Island and Fiordland
Strike-slip in the middle
Stable crust in the far north and south

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