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1 Roger Smith, Mountain Cartography Workshop, September 2012 Maps & Geomorphology

2 New Zealand Archipelago of 700 islands Total area 270,000 sq km 70% classified as hilly or steep Over 60% >300m in altitude Mountains reach 3750m

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4 New Zealand Archipelago of 700 islands Total area 270,000 sq km 70% classified as hilly or steep Over 60% >300m in altitude Mountains reach 3750m

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7 Whataroa River Orthophoto 2m Lidar DEM

8 Lake Taupo

9 Waikato River today

10 Hinuera Gap

11 Earthquakes - 15,000/yr Magnitude and Frequency Magnitude and Frequency – 4-5 1/day – 5-6 2/month – 6-7 2/year – 7-8 1 every 3 years – >8 1 every 100 years Christchurch 7.1 (Sep 2010), 6.3 (Feb 2011) Dusky Sound 7.8 (2009)

12 Green Lake landslide

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16 Lake Waikaremoana landslide

17 Lake Waikaremoana


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