Shag Point / Matakaea

Otago Region · New Zealand

Shag Point / Matakaea, New Zealand
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A rocky Otago headland where fur seals haul out on wave-cut platforms. Fossil-bearing rocks and remnants of an early coal mine add interest to the short coastal walk.

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