Podcast summary:
An orogeny is a mountain building process.  
The Kaikoura Orogeny is the mountain building process that started 25 million years ago when movement along the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates began their uplift.  Continential crust thickened and eventually around 5 million years ago the Southern Alps were uplifted.  
This mountain building phase continues today.

Podcast summary: An orogeny is a mountain building process. The Kaikoura Orogeny is the mountain building process that started 25 million years ago when movement along the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates began their uplift. Continential crust thickened and eventually around 5 million years ago the Southern Alps were uplifted. This mountain building phase continues today.

Podcast summary:
An orogeny is a mountain building process. &nbsp;
The Kaikoura Orogeny is the mountain building process that started 25 million years ago when movement along the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates began their uplift. &nbsp;Continential crust thickened and eventually around 5 million years ago the Southern Alps were uplifted. &nbsp;
This mountain building phase continues today.

Sasha Says - Kaikoura Orogeny

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