From space, the southwest coast of New Zealand resembles the greenstone for which it is named. This cloud-free satellite image is from April 9, 2010.
Published May 22, 2010
Evidence of New Zealand’s location on the Pacific Ring of Fire is shown in this image of the bathymetry (shades of blue) and topography (shades of brown) of the southwestern part of the South Island, known as Fiordland, and the surrounding waters of the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Published Jul 21, 2009
This topographic map of the South Island, New Zealand, illustrates the location of a large earthquake on September 4, 2010, how geologic activity shaped the region in the past, and why the current geology makes Christchurch vulnerable to earthquake damage.
Published Sep 7, 2010
This map shows the location of earthquakes on near Christchurch, New Zealand between September 3, 2010, and February 22, 2011.
Published Feb 23, 2011
Astronauts on the ISS captured an unusual, airplane-like view of the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands.
Published Dec 5, 2011
Colors ranging from deep brown to stark white give New Zealand’s South Island its intense beauty. The snow-capped Southern Alps run down the northern shore of the island. The mountains are rising as the Pacific Plate, the section of the Earth’s crust that holds the Pacific Ocean, including parts of New Zealand’s South Island, sinks beneath the Australia Plate, which holds the rest of New Zealand.
Published Dec 22, 2007
The port city of Bahía Blanca lies almost 600 kilometers southwest of Buenos Aires on the southern rim of the Argentine economic heartland. This small city of 275,000 people is located near the mouth of the Arroyo Naposta.
Published Mar 12, 2007
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