Canterbury Plains
E529775
Canterbury Plains is a vast, fertile alluvial plain on New Zealand’s South Island, known for its intensive agriculture and sweeping landscapes between the Southern Alps and the Pacific Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Plains canonical | 19 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alluvial plain
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Banks Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| climate |
relatively dry
ⓘ
temperate ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Ashburton River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Opihi River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rakaia River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangitata River NERFINISHED ⓘ Selwyn River NERFINISHED ⓘ Waimakariri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major agricultural production area of New Zealand ⓘ |
| elevationRange | sea level to low altitude ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Southern Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | rivers from Southern Alps ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | alluvial deposits ⓘ |
| governedAsPartOf | Canterbury regional council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
braided river systems
ⓘ
irrigation schemes ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity | Christchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown |
Ashburton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timaru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
alluvial soils
ⓘ
loess-derived soils ⓘ |
| indigenousLanguage | Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertile soils
ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ sweeping landscapes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canterbury Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Island ⓘ |
| near | Southern Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | East Coast of South Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLandUse |
cropping
ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ horticulture ⓘ sheep farming ⓘ |
| regionOf | Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainType |
flat
ⓘ
gently undulating ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryOf | Ngāi Tahu iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
grain production
ⓘ
pasture grazing ⓘ seed production ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Banks Peninsula