Purakaunui FallsThis three-tiered waterfall is described as the most photographed waterfall in New Z
Purakaunui FallsThis three-tiered waterfall is described as the most photographed waterfall in New Zealand. It’s found on the Purakaunui River, near the southern tip of South Island, in an area known as the Catlins Forest Park.The falls are pouring over sedimentary rocks formed in the Miocene, about 20 million years ago. Much of what is today New Zealand was submerged at the time and this area existed as a shallow submarine platform. Sand grains eroded from the part of the subcontinent that was above water level combined with carbonate sands, the remnants of eroded shells and corals, to create these rocks. Today they have been lithified and uplifted by the tectonic forces that brought New Zealand above the Pacific Ocean waters.-JBBImage credit: Tom Hallhttps://flic.kr/p/oJaDifReferences:http://bit.ly/28Q7vW3http://bit.ly/28RbYGYhttp://bit.ly/28VuW0Xhttp://www.teara.govt.nz/en/geology-overview/page-6http://bit.ly/28Rc5m0 -- source link
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