3 maps showing New Zealand’s changing coastline.
Rights: Tony Foster, Plant Heritage New Zealand, published by Bushmans Friend Ltd, 2012. Published 3 July 2018 Size: 160 KB Referencing Hub media

Over millions of years, New Zealand as a land mass has altered in shape and size, due largely to sea level changes, tectonic activity and glaciation.

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