could there be a manawa geopark?
DESCRIPTION
Short presentation about the possible establishment of a geopark in the Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough region on the South Island of New Zealand.TRANSCRIPT
Could there be a Manawa Geopark?
Contents
Geological mapCreation of a heartManawa GeoparkGeopark concept
Global Geoparks NetworkGeological potential
Cultural heritageNatural wonders
Geological map
The creation of a heart(or ‘manawa’)
Start where Median Tectonic Line meets Alpine Fault Move along Greywacke belt to NW
Include Farewell Spit and return to Median Tectonic LineCircumnavigate Marlborough Sounds
From Blenheim back to start
Click on picture to start video
Manawa Geopark
Geopark concept
Potential of Geoparks: to be used as a basis for enhancing the promotion of geological heritage in order to:• educate people
- geological sciences & environmental matters• ensure sustainable development
- geotourism• protect endangered geological heritage sites
- for future generation
Global Geoparks Network
Geological potentialOutstanding geodiversity
Representation from Cambrian till Cenozoic
(except for Silurian & Carboniferious)
Two areas of dissimilar geology
Fast-rising mountain range
Cultural heritage
1300 AD Wairau Bar: earliest settlement
1642 Golden Bay: Abel Tasman meets Maori
1772 Queen Charlotte Sound:
James Cook at Ship Cove
1000AD 1250 1500 1750 2000
Natural wonders
Farewell SpitAbel Tasman NP
Marlborough Sounds
Takaka Hill
Mount Owen
Kahurangi NP
“From New Zealand with love”
Manawa Geopark