Landforms: the Shaping of New Zealand
by Les Molloy and Roger Smith, 160pp limpbound, Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson 2002, RRP$49.95. Looking at New Zealand from above, this book makes our topography easy
to appreciate. Based on digital images developed from topographical maps, the 73 aerial views use colours not contours to show the shape of the land. The excellent essays by Les Molloy tell what lies underneath and how that geology (and subsequent natural processes) has shaped the land. The book is particularly interesting for its assembly of the latest theories about the role of vulcanism in shaping broad reaches of our countryside, the effect of earthquakes and glaciations, and the other natural forces which have created our varied coastlines.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 312, 1 May 2004, Page 42
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