Location: near Porters Pass. The rock avalanche of several millions of cubic metres, which travelled for a distance of 3.5 km, was probably triggered by a strong earthquake approx. 1100 years ago. The release area is seen in the right centre, the deposit in the central background of the picture.

Keywords

alpine vegetation, high-mountain ecosystems, landslide, mountainscape, rock avalanche, Zonobiome VI

Created

Saturday 28 February 2015 by Martin Mergili in Australia and Oceania / New Zealand | South Island (5418 visits)