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    • Te Koporu sand with scale.
    Rights: Waikato Regional Council, www.nzsoils.org.nz Published 30 July 2013 Size: 410 KB Referencing Hub media

    Te Koporu sand is a soil found in Northland. It is a podzol – a soil formed in a wet temperate climate1 under forest and characterised by a whitish-grey layer.

    1. climate: The weather conditions of an area averaged over a series of years, usually 30 or more.

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      2. The weather conditions of an area averaged over a series of years, usually 30 or more.

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