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The Canterbury Plains (Māori: Kā Pākihi-whakatekateka-a-Waitaha [1]) are an area in New Zealand centred in the Mid Canterbury, to the south of the city of Christchurch in the Canterbury region. Their northern extremes are at the foot of the Hundalee Hills in the Hurunui District, and in the south they merge into the plains of North Otago ...
The Canterbury region. Canterbury in New Zealand is the portion of the South Island to the east of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, from the Waiau Uwha River in the north, to the Waitaki River in the south (this is smaller than the area administered by Environment Canterbury).
The Canterbury Plains formed from the erosion of the Southern Alps (an extensive and high mountain range caused by the meeting of the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates) and from the alluvial fans created by large braided rivers. These plains reach their widest point where they meet the hilly sub-region of Banks Peninsula.
The Rakaia River is in the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island. [1] The Rakaia River is one of the largest braided rivers in New Zealand. [ 2 ] The Rakaia River has a mean flow of 203 cubic metres per second (7,200 cu ft/s) and a mean annual seven-day low flow of 87 m 3 /s (3,100 cu ft/s). [ 3 ]
The Canterbury Plains formed from the erosion of the Southern Alps (an extensive and high mountain range caused by the meeting of the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates) and from the alluvial fans created by large braided rivers. These plains reach their widest point where they meet the hilly sub-region of Banks Peninsula.
This ecoregion is a large area of dry grassy plains between the east coast and the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana that form the spine of South Island, in the regions of Canterbury and Otago. The area includes the Canterbury Plains along the coast, uplands such as the mountains of Central Otago and the Hawkdun Range and mountain basins ...
This Otago peneplain lies between the Southland Syncline and the Canterbury Plains. [2] The consequence appears to be long periods of inactivity on individual reverse faults, perhaps 100,000 years and then multiple release events over a few thousand years before moving on to another fault system. [6]
The Greendale Fault is an active seismic fault situated in the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island.The fault was previously unknown to geologists until 4 September 2010, as physical traces of the fault had been buried by gravel (alluvial deposits) during the last glaciation period.