by Keith Lewis, Scott D. Nodder and Lionel Carter
Like the land, New Zealand’s sea floor is dramatic and dynamic. It is studded with active volcanoes, gouged with channels and smothered by huge landslides. It is constantly moving: the seabed is being sheared and destroyed in trenches up to 10 kilometres deep.
Main image: The New Zealand continent
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