Dashing Rocks

Description

DescriptionThe basalt base of Dashing Rocks are typical of the ancient lava flows underlying Timaru's coastal cliffs. The geometric shapes of the basalt columns were caused when the lava cooled and cracked.
Geolocation^[1]Geo AddressTimaru, New Zealand

Newspaper Clipping

Primitive Drainage

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Publication

Early Timaru: some historical records of the pre-settlement period, annotated and analysed.

Dashing Rocks, Waves crashing on the point of Dashing Rocks with Timaru in the background, circa 1915.
Image courtesy of the South Canterbury Museum, item 979/56.003. Please contact the museum for more information.

Connections

PlaceTimaruCaroline Bay

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