Cathedral Cave, New Zealand

[@sixthsenseamelia4695]

Mothers Day suprise! An "Out There Learning" upload! Happy Mother Earth Day. 😊

[@OutThereLearning]

Good one!

[@davidarundel6187]

A really interesting place to visit , going by the video . The Lakers in the sandstone , horizontal & tilted , are quite distinctive - I've not seen many places around NZ that have these formations . These cave layers , reminded me of the rocks around Punakaikl , with their layering , though of a different material - also found on the Mt Rochford Platue , on the north side of the Bullet River , and south of the Waimangaroa River , at altitude . And one other place where the rocks are heavily folded , but little erosion as yet . One questioner asked about the slabs from the roof and their location . Your answer made sense about the rock floor under the sand , I was wondering , how deep is it at entry , as that may help answer some questions , and I'm sure the locals wouldn't mind more sand at the far end of the beach , from doing 'discovery ' work . Thank you & the Team , for this presentation .

[@OutThereLearning]

Thanks for your comments

[@jackieking1522]

Thank you.... We can no longer get to the places we hoped to visit.... this will do us🥰

[@lyntaylor4131]

Just found your channel, so interesting, thanks so much for sharing 🤗

[@OutThereLearning]

Welcome!

[@outthere9370]

Wow, what a sea cave. Lucky you didn't encounter a angry seal in the shadows! 😳 Great story, thanks!

[@OutThereLearning]

@@outthere9370 it was!

[@orange42]

There's so much to dig into with geology.

[@OutThereLearning]

Yep!

[@EnniodBleu]

You could say that geology absolutely rocks!

[@Saucyakld]

Can't get there certain times as the tide floods it! Certainly worth a look. Lovely white beaches around as well as cute little shops that sell ice cream.

[@OutThereLearning]

Yep!

[@stephanieyee9784]

That is stunning. I'm visiting NZ again next year and would love to visit Cathedral Cave if I get the chance. Cheers. ☮️❤️🦘🇦🇺

[@OutThereLearning]

Great!

[@muzikhed]

Amazing place. A must visit.

[@OutThereLearning]

Definitely

[@tikitiki7610]

wonder how long it will take for the sea to wear down the center portion of these two cave.s

[@TrevorDennis100]

If you fill a container with rocks and pebbles of different sizes and cover it with sandy water, if you were then to shake and vibrate that container, wouldn't the smaller particles raise to the top? I've not visited the Catlins cave, but I have been to Cape Farewell several times and there are larger rocks partially above the sand.

[@OutThereLearning]

Good experiment to try!

[@riverAmazonNZ]

I imagine that in areas that are uplifting, sea caves such as this could become high and dry and be useful for inhabiting by people and animals.

[@OutThereLearning]

Yes indeed!

[@kiwipete642]

If you had gone up the right branch of the cave, it goes on for perhaps another 30 meters, twisting and turning and getting very narrow. Quite different to the rubble shelf that closes off the left branch almost immediately.

[@OutThereLearning]

Oh thanks - will check out if I get there again sometime!

[@SeaSide420]

Awesome

[@OutThereLearning]

Cheers!

[@davidarundel6187]

Yeyup , Nature is Awesome in it's actions .

[@Chris-NZ]

Thats a spectacular cave with mysteries yet to be solved :) I wonder with the recent announcements of sea level rise if these will become inaccessible ?

[@OutThereLearning]

Good question!

[@billrobbins5874]

Hope not.

[@alisterbennett]

Inevitable? Just a matter of when..

[@andyharpist2938]

15m @ 1.5 mm per year = 10,000 years :-)

[@Chris-NZ]

@@andyharpist2938 hi , the way we are going we, as a species, will be well gone by then.

[@arthurprentice7110]

Hi mate. Thanks for that informative vid, it's good. I was wondering (and googling without success) What age the local greywacke was so presumably it's the same age roughly but went deeper. Also if this was laid down in the Jurassic why is clay and greywacke devoid of fossils ? Cheers.

[@OutThereLearning]

NZ greywacke is mostly a bit older, and originated in a more deep sea setting, with fewer living things, although rare fossils can be found. Also the greywacke has been buried a few kms deep and is often slightly metamorphosed (heated and compressed). I hope that answers your question.

[@arthurprentice7110]

@@OutThereLearning Thanks very much for answering.

[@zed4225]

That was awesome, isn't nature awesome. The power of it, either instant like a volcano or over time like a cave, just amazing

[@OutThereLearning]

Yep!

[@hamishperkins2307]

Good stuff!

[@OutThereLearning]

Cheers!

[@masgim8160]

Luar biasa alam membentuk batu besar bisa sampai berlapis - lapis

[@andyharpist2938]

Theres a huge rock on top of the cliff at Bondi Beach, that comes from the seam down on the shore. How did it get up there?

[@deepsouthNZ]

Tsunami maybe?

[@philbeele8504]

Flipping orsum stuff but I wonder how deep the cave would go below the sand ?

[@OutThereLearning]

I think not far but who knows?

[@puhigeoffreywaynefuimaonok8656]

have to turn the sound off to see the wonder of the meltedness of the buildings

[@atlashoo1130]

Nostalgia

[@lesleywallace5748]

Do you still have to pay for parking ,

[@OutThereLearning]

Yep

[@matweb8195]

I'm not claustrophobic and am fine with caves but just watching this made me slightly uncomfortable. I think it must be the sea and the fact I can't swim? Amazing place to visit though. If I'm ever down that way I'll pop in (I'm London.)

[@OutThereLearning]

When you get here, just make sure the tide is really low!

[@exploryfor]

very interesting ! were those black layers in between the sandstone at 1:41 coal, or shale? or something like that?

[@OutThereLearning]

They are carbon rich (coaly) ayers. Fossil tree stumps have been found in the formation also

[@exploryfor]

@@OutThereLearning oh wow that is so so cool. I visited a place very similar to this one in northern Ireland recently, it had sandstone and dark seams just like that. but I wasn't sure if it was shale, coal, or a 'mixture of both'. thanks for your answer anyway ! great video as usual!

[@chrissscottt]

Perhaps any block big enough not to be washed away sinks through the sand via subduction/liquifaction.

[@OutThereLearning]

There is hard bedrock undr the sand though. More likely it has been broken up and washed away by the sea.

[@chrissscottt]

@@OutThereLearning Oh I see. I had guessed the sand level followed the sea level over the previous ice ages and beyond.

[@DayInTheLifeOfAl]

I expected to see Shaggy & Scooby tied up in there.

[@juliaforsyth8332]

The Narnia film cave.

[@OutThereLearning]

Never knew that

[@lofaseth2123]

I live here

[@OutThereLearning]

Nice

[@lofaseth2123]

@@OutThereLearning It's very beautiful and really worth for anyone to visit.

[@trentreynold7958]

Those trees have been cut down

[@elaibuchanan6319]

you're looking at a melted red brick building

[@OutThereLearning]

Ah, must be! 😀

[@elaibuchanan6319]

@@OutThereLearning I am serious👍

[@puhigeoffreywaynefuimaonok8656]

great example of aotearoa melted buildings of one of the thousands of previous humanities that came before us, looks like an energy weapon may have been used, we see brick work the layers of floors te ana rereke tera i a waitahanui te whenua tiaki o reira koira o ratou wa pea

[@OutThereLearning]

Or could have been the sea?

[@puhigeoffreywaynefuimaonok8656]

@The Banned no you go, hugo

[@puhigeoffreywaynefuimaonok8656]

@The Banned no you wake up

[@puhigeoffreywaynefuimaonok8656]

@The Banned sshh

[@nigel7537]

Pile of rocksat cave end can't be a natural. Looks like it's been stackes to block...?

[@pufferfishboi6353]

Windows. Literally.

[@edgarperezlfwl]

You are standing in front of Giant Bricks . Look at The Bricklayers , Pattern . Non Natural

[@OutThereLearning]

It's really clear that they are natural sediment layers if you actually look at them. Cheers

[@edgarperezlfwl]

@Out There Learning Hello . The large heavy tilted stone is designed to stop avalanche . The lighter brick patterned ones are The Walls . Inside the wall bricks can be seen . Old as they are . On king Ferdinands - Florida Marquis Channel, Map . You will understand , My Theory . Cheers from COLD Chicago.

[@rossmccullough6419]

What is the original Maori name for this place. Before colonization.

[@ruffruff7063]

You got to love fake history, hilarious,

[@OutThereLearning]

:-)