Oparara Basin Arches

West Coast Region · New Zealand

Oparara Basin Arches, New Zealand
Photo: Stewart Nimmo, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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November to April
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A limestone karst landscape in Kahurangi National Park near Karamea, where the Oparara River has carved vast natural arches. Forest tracks lead to caves and tannin-stained pools beneath the honeycombed rock.

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