Map of New Zealand's Hikurangi Subduction Zone (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Map of New Zealand's Hikurangi Subduction Zone

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A map of New Zealand showing the Hikurangi subduction zone off the coast of New Zealand's North Island. The red circles are the sites where the UTIG-led science expedition drilled and recovered cores of rocky material from inside the subduction zone.

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