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Huka Falls on the Waikato River

Huka Falls on the Waikato River, New Zealand.

Waterfalls are often formed along faultlines especially if one side along the fault has been uplifted. The Huka Falls are particularly spectacular, as the water has to push its way through a very narrow gorge.

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