On Dec 1, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Yes, I agree... > The first one I like best. I think. > This is all secondary volcanic stuff there, right?
Yes, there used to be two volcanoes on Banks Peninsula; one is now Lyttelton Harbour (the port of Christchurch city) and the other is Akaroa Harbour which is where the French had a go at setting up a colony. IIRC the volcanoes were not active simultaneously (it was a a few million years ago and my memory is hazy). Eventually they went extinct and glaciers ground them down, which is where all those stones come from. The peninsula was originally an island but was joined to the mainland by the glaciers coming across the plain from the alps. I think :) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
