Shelf-to-canyon sedimentation on the South Westland Continental Margin, Westland, New Zealand.
The South Westland Continental Margin (SWCM) is incised by two major active canyon channels, the Hokitika and Cook canyons, which export large volumes of terrigenous sediment from the active New Zealand landmass to the deep ocean basins. This thesis examines modern sediment textures and compositions...
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University of Canterbury. Geological Sciences
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6991 |