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THE
GEOLOGY OF NEW ZEALAND:
IN EXPLANATION OF THE
GEOGRAPHICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL
ATLAS OF NEW ZEALAND
BY
DR. F. VON HOCHSTETTER AND DR. A. PETERMANN.
FROM THE SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS OF THE
NOVARA EXPEDITION.
TRANSLATED BY DR. C. F. FISCHER.
ALSO,
LECTURES BY DR. F. HOCHSTETTER
DELIVERED IN NEW ZEALAND.
AUCKLAND: T. DELATTRE, QUEEN STREET.
1864.
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CRETCHTON AND SCALES, PRINTERS, O'CONNELL-STREET, AUCKLAND.
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CONTENTS.
Observations upon the Chartography of New Zealand, by Dr. A. Petermann...3
Lecture on the Geology of the Province of Auckland, by Dr. F. v. Hochstetter...8
New Zealand, Geographical and Geological Survey: Explanation of Map I...43
The Geological Formation of the Southern Part of the Province of Auckland, Map II...47
Record of the heights of the Southern part of the Province of Auckland...56
The Isthmus of Auckland and its extinct Volcanos, Map III...112
Rotomahana (or the Warm Lake) and its hot springs, Map IV...67
Whaingaroa, Aotea, and Kawhia, three harbours on the West Coast of the Province of Auckland, Map V...72
Lecture on the Geology of the Province of Nelson, by Dr. F. v. Hochstetter...77
Explanation of the Map of the Province of Nelson, Map VI...108
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