Mount Arthur (New Zealand)
Mount Arthur is a 1,795 m high mountain in New Zealand . In its catchment area are the two connected cave systems Nettlebed Cave and Stormy Pot . Together with a depth of 1,174 m, they are considered to be the deepest cave system in New Zealand and the southern hemisphere .
geography
The mountain is located around 50 km west of Nelson in the Arthur Range in the north-western part of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the eastern edge of the Kahurangi National Park .
geology
The region around Mount Arthur and the Arthur Range date from the Paleozoic era . The mountain range was formed from a northeast trending fault and its rock was formed from petrified sediments. Within the rock layers are limestone layers called Arthur Marble ( Arthur Marble). In these layers, several cave systems have been formed by washing, which are among the deepest and longest cave systems in New Zealand, such as the Nettlebed Cave together with Stormy Pot , the Ellis Basin System and seven other less significant systems.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Longest & Deepest . New Zealand Speleological Society , accessed December 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Steve Deane : Cavers discover our deepest secret . The New Zealand Herald (Online) , February 1, 2014, accessed May 24, 2014 .
- ^ Stephen RH Worthington : Hydraulic and geological factors influencing conduit flow depth . In: Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers . Volume 3, Issue 1 . Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis, Union International of Speleology , 2005, ISSN 1814-294X ( Online [PDF]).
- ^ Anne C. Wright : Aspects of the geology and hydrology of Nettlebed Cave, Nelson, New Zealand . In: Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand . Volume 12, Issue 2 . Royal Society of New Zealand , Wellington 1982, pp. 143–157 , doi : 10.1080 / 03036758.1982.10419437 .
Coordinates: 41 ° 13 ' S , 172 ° 41' E