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Martyr River

Martyr River outcrop features by NC Barth
Martyr River outcrop features by NC Barth

Cascade River

Alpine Fault cutting Cascade River flatsAlpine Fault cutting Cascade River flats

South of Haast, the Alpine Fault becomes increasingly pure strike-slip in character. Here, the recent trace can be seen cutting across the Cascade River flats and offsetting river channels in a dextral sense.

  • Barth, N. C. (2013). A Tectono-Geomorphic Study of the Alpine Fault, New Zealand (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/3847

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