This week I am headed to Southern Alps in New Zealand. I
decided to visit this place virtually, because if I ever get the chance, Id
love to see this area in real life. This mountain range is formed by the
Australian tectonic plate and the Pacific tectonic plate pushing together. New
Zealand was originally apart of the Super continent of Gondwana, but broke away
around 83 million years ago. This is what lead to the drift and movement of the
plates, and the eventual forming of the Southern Alps. The range is also
considered a “young” range as it has only emerged within the last five million
years or so. To me that seems like a long time, but comparing them to the rest
of the formations really help put things into perspective.
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