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New Zealand sits astride two tectonic plates, the Pacific, and the Australian.
The Pacific plate is subducting (diving under) the Australian plate in the north, and in the south, the Australian plate is subducting under the Pacific one. Midway between these two extremes are found the Southern Alps, and this uplift is probably caused by this complex motion.
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New zealand is at the edge of a plate called?
New Zealand is on the edge of two plates , the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates.
How much are British licence plates worth to sell in New Zealand?
New Zealand
Where are the tectonic plates in New Zealand?
kirkland
Where can you buy psp plates in New Zealand?
www.furglespot.blog.nz
What are the names of the 2 tectonic plates on which New Zealand is located?
New Zealand is situated on the active boundary of the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates.
Why is there so many volcanoes in new zealand?
Because New Zealand is sitting on two tectonic plates which cause volcanos when the move.
What are the name of the two major plates beneath New zealand?
The Pacific Plate subducts beneath northern New Zealand, and the Australian Plate subducts beneath New Zealand in the South.
Why did an earthquake hit New Zealand?
because techtonic plates moved
How did the islands new Zealand form?
New Zealand was named after Zealand, a province in the Netherlands. The Dutch were the first Europeans to discover it. It does not resemble Zealand - Zealand is flat, New Zealand is mountainous.
How many tectonic plates are under new zealand?
Two Australian and Pacific
What price are L plates in new zealand?
You can get cheap ones at the various $2 shops.
Why are there no V letters on number plates in New Zealand?
because new zealand never bought the rights to the letter "v" but they bought every other letter ... but v
