The thirty-foot raised beach at Rapahoe, North Westland
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- 1 August 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
- Vol. 11 (3) , 648-650
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1968.10420276
Abstract
The altitude of a post-glacial coastal ten ace is revised to 29 ± 1 ft above mean sea level. A log dated at 4,720 ± 70 yr B.P. was found in estuarine gravel 7 ft below the terrace surface ¼ mile inland. Tectonic uplift is certain, probably at a rate of about 6 ft/1,000 yr.Keywords
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