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Alluvial plain
An alluvial plain is a largely flat landform created by the deposition of sediment over a long period of time by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which alluvial soil forms.
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Ashburton, New Zealand
Ashburton or Hakatere (Māori) is a large town in the Canterbury Region, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
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Braided river
A braided river, or braided channel, consists of a network of river channels separated by small, and often temporary, islands called braid bars or, in British usage, aits or eyots.
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Canterbury, New Zealand
Canterbury (Waitaha) is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island.
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Canterbury-Otago tussock grasslands
The Canterbury-Otago tussock grasslands are an ecoregion of South Island, New Zealand.
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Christchurch
Christchurch (Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region.
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Darfield, New Zealand
Darfield is a town in the Selwyn District of the South Island of New Zealand.
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Dunsandel
Dunsandel is a small rural township in the Canterbury Region of the South Island, New Zealand.
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Fault (geology)
In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movement.
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Geraldine, New Zealand
Geraldine or Heratini (Māori) is a town in the Canterbury Region on the South Island of New Zealand.
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Glenavy, New Zealand
Glenavy is a locality in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Hadramphus tuberculatus
Hadramphus tuberculatus (known as the Canterbury knobbed weevil, Spaniard weevil or Banks Peninsula speargrass weevil) is a rare weevil endemic to the Christchurch area in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Hundalee Hills
The Hundalee Hills are located close to the borders of Hurunui District and Kaikoura District in Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Hurunui District
Hurunui District is a political district on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, north of Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Kaiapoi
Kaiapoi is a town in the Waimakariri District of the Canterbury region, in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Leeston
Leeston is a town on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Lincoln, New Zealand
Lincoln is a town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island.
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Main South Line
The Main South Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, is a railroad line that runs north and south from Lyttelton in New Zealand through Christchurch and along the east coast of the South Island to Invercargill via Dunedin.
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Methven, New Zealand
Methven (Piwakawaka) is a small town in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand.
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Mid Canterbury
Mid Canterbury (also spelt Mid-Canterbury and mid-Canterbury) is a traditional, semi-official subregion of New Zealand's Canterbury Region extending inland from the Pacific coast to the Southern Alps.
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Moraine
A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (regolith and rock) that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions on Earth (i.e. a past glacial maximum), through geomorphological processes.
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New Zealand State Highway 1
State Highway 1 (SH 1) is the longest and most significant road in the New Zealand roading network, running the length of both main islands.
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Nor'west arch
The Nor'west arch is a weather pattern peculiar to the east coast of New Zealand's South Island.
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North Otago
The district of North Otago in New Zealand covers the area of Otago between Shag Point and the Waitaki River, and extends inland to the west as far as the village of Omarama (which has experienced rapid growth as a developing centre for astronomy and for gliding).
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Quaternary
Quaternary is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS).
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Rakaia
Rakaia is a town seated close to the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, approximately 57 km south of Christchurch on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line.
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Rakaia River
The Rakaia River is in the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island.
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Rangiora
Rangiora is the largest town and seat of the Waimakariri District, in Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Rangitata River
The Rangitata River is one of the braided rivers that helped form the Canterbury Plains in southern New Zealand.
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Selwyn River / Waikirikiri
The Selwyn River / Waikirikiri flows through the Selwyn District of Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Temuka
Temuka is a town on New Zealand's Canterbury Plains, 15 kilometres north of Timaru and 142 km south of Christchurch.
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Timaru
Timaru (Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand, located 157 kilometres southwest of Christchurch and about 196 kilometres northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island.
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Waimakariri River
The Waimakariri River, formerly briefly known as the Courtenay River, is one of the largest of the North Canterbury rivers, in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Waimate
Waimate is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Waitaki River
The Waitaki River is a large braided river that drains the Mackenzie Basin and runs some south-east to enter the Pacific Ocean between Timaru and Oamaru on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
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2010 Canterbury earthquake
The 2010 Canterbury earthquake (also known as the Darfield earthquake) struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 at on, and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Plains
