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Description Turbid Waters Surround New Zealand - crop.jpg |
English:
View of sediment from New Zealand's South Island flowing in the
Pacific Ocean
. The volume of sediment in the
water
hints at rough
seas
. Distinctive plumes arise from pulsing rivers, while the
halo
of
turquoise
around both islands is likely sediment swept up to the ocean surface by powerful waves. The plumes fan out and fade from tan to
green
and
blue
with water depth and distance from the shore. The Cook Strait, the narrow strip of water separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand, has a reputation for being among the world’s roughest stretches of water. The islands lie within the “Roaring Forties,” a belt of winds that circles the
globe
around 40 degrees south. The westerlies hit the islands side on and run into the mountain ranges. The Cook Strait is the only opening for the winds, so the channel becomes something of a
wind tunnel
. Strong winds produce high waves, and they erode the shore as shown in the image.
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This image is in the
public domain
because it is a screenshot from
NASA
’s globe software
World Wind
using a public domain layer, such as Blue Marble, MODIS, Landsat, SRTM, USGS or GLOBE.
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- 2011-05-26T10:02:56Z Originalwana 5582x6599 (17101005 Bytes) {{Information |Description ={{en|1=View of sediment from New Zealand flowing in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The volume of sediment in the [[water]] hints at rough [[:Category:Seas|seas]]. Distinctive plumes arise from pulsing r
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