Earth Science 7-Christchurch, New Zealand

Latitude/Longitude 43.31 S/172.37 E

Earth Science 7- Christchurch, New Zealand

Elevation 75 meters

Major Body of Water On the Pacific Ocean and Waimakariri River.

Topography Less than one-forth of New Zealand lies below 200 meters. The mountain ranges don't exceed 1,800 meters in height except for the volcanic peaks of Egmont, or Taranaki.

Prevailing Winds It is generally from the NorthWest

Vegitation Very exotic and indigonois vegitation

Pressure Zone New Zealand harnasses high and low-pressure areas

Christchurch Temperature and Percipitaion

Maximum, January20 degrees Celsius Minimum January13 degrees Celsius Average January16.5 degrees Celsius Average Percipitaion January74 mm

Maximum February20 degrees Celsius Minimum February13 degrees Celsius Average February16.5 degrees Celsius Average Percipitaion February91 mm

Maximum March19 degrees Celsius Minimum March12 degrees Celsius Average March16 degrees Celsius Average Percipitaion March79 mm

Maximum April17 degrees Celsius Minimum April10 degrees Celsius Average April14 degrees Celsius Average Percipitation April94 mm

Maximum May14 degrees Celsius Minimum May8 degrees Celsius Average May11 degrees Celsius Average Percipitaion May119 mm

Maximum June12 degrees Celsius Minimum June6 degrees Celsius Average June9 degrees Celsius Average Percipitaion June122 mm

Maximum July11 degrees Celsius Minimum July5 degrees Celsius Average July8 degrees Celsius Average Perciptiation July130 mm

Maximum August12 degrees Celsius Minimum August6 degrees Celsius Average August9 degrees Celsius Average Percipitaion August135 mm

Maximum September13 degrees Celsius Minimum September7 degrees Celsius Average September10 degrees Celsius Average Percipitation September97 mm

Maximum October15 degrees Celsius Minimum October9 degrees Celsius Average October12 degrees Celsius Average Percipitaion October122 mm

Maximum November17 degrees Celsius Minimum November10 degrees Celsius Average November14 degrees Celsius Average Percipitation November81 mm

Maximum December19 degrees Celsius Minimum December12 degrees Celsius Average December15.5 degrees Celsius Average Percipitation December107 mm

Geology

' 'Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Christchurch' '

Christchurch is right on the boundary of the Pacific and Australian plates

' 'Rocks that Underlie Christchurch' '

The rock underneath Christchurch is extrusive igneous rock

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