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    The Moeraki Boulders (officially Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki) are unusually large spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut...
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    two years' operation. The village is best known for the nearby Moeraki Boulders. 'Moeraki' is usually translated as a place to sleep by day. There are other...
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    conglomerate and boulder clay. Bouldering, free climbing performed on small rock formations or artificial climbing walls Moeraki Boulders, unusually large...
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    spherical boulders are also found along Koekohe beach near Moeraki on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The Moeraki Boulders, Ward Beach...
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    wharenui, and tekoteko of the Māori people Botanical gardens and Moeraki Boulders The round hut and mud brick style buildings of the continent  Egypt...
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    (calabash) were turned into stone at Moeraki in the South Island, where they can still be seen in the form of the Moeraki Boulders.: 179  The canoe itself remained...
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    State Beach Glass Beach (Fort Bragg, California) Greenwood State Beach Moeraki Boulders Purpose Statements. California Department of Parks and Recreation State...
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    Castle Hill Basin, Canterbury Koutu Boulders, Hokianga Māori Bay giant pillow lava, Muriwai Lion Rock, Piha Moeraki Boulders, Otago The Nuggets, Catlins Coast...
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    Guatemala Klerksdorp sphere Kugel fountain List of megalithic sites Moeraki Boulders Olmec colossal heads "Six new sites inscribed on World Heritage List"...
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    soil of this surrounding plain overlies a limestone formation. The Moeraki Boulders are located two kilometres south of Hampden. Much of the town lies...
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    Territory, Australia Moorea, French Polynesia Milford Sound, New Zealand Moeraki Boulders, New Zealand Browns Island, New Zealand Lake Wānaka, New Zealand Aupouri...
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    Gazetteer: Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki Scenic Reserve". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 22 January 2021. "NZGB Gazetteer: Moeraki River (Blue...
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    Paleocene coral reefs identified across the Mediterranean region. Moeraki Boulders In Lyell's time, epochs were divided into periods. In modern geology...
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    Chicken", a topiary bird standing several metres tall, next to which is a Moeraki boulder "egg". The son of Burt Munro, portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in the film...
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  • coast near Moeraki. The remnants of this event are seen throughout the area, with the water gourds and kūmara becoming the Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki...
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    lighthouse. Tradition holds that the remains of the cargo are the Moeraki Boulders. Just before the light was to be lit for the first time, a storm shook...
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  • Truby King's Plunket Society infant care in Karitane, and the unique Moeraki Boulders. 3 5 "Kaipara Harbour" Various n/a TBA 20 May 2018 (2018-05-20) 3 6...
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  • Free Parking Moeraki Boulders, Oamaru $2.2M Chance Golden Bay $2.2M Ninety Mile Beach $2.4M Dunedin Railway Station $2M Art Deco Buildings, Napier $2.6M...
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    platforms at Ward Beach. The concretions are similar to the Moeraki Boulders south of Oamaru. The boulders are located about 800 m north of the car park at the...
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  • Oparara River Arches Rapanui Rock Pancake Rocks & Trueman Track Boulder Bank Moeraki Boulders Pyramids & Lovers Leap Organ Pipes Onawe Pen. Nugget Pt. Omarama...
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  • Scenic Reserve McKay Creek Scenic Reserve Mill Creek Scenic Reserve Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki Scenic Reserve Mount Cargill Scenic Reserve Mount Pleasant...
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  • After washing up on shore, the vegetables were petrified to form the Moeraki Boulders. List of Māori waka Māori Peoples of New Zealand / Nga iwi o Aotearoa...
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    Tūhura Otago Museum Otago Museum original entrance, with its signature Moeraki boulder Established 1868 Location Dunedin, New Zealand Coordinates 45°51′56...
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    Cretaceous(Late)-Oligocene Otago, Canterbury Marine. Siltstone Host for the Moeraki Boulder concretions Haerenga Supergroup Matakea Group Cretaceous(Middle)- Cretaceous(Late)...
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  • River Misty River Moawhango River Moawhango West River Moeangiangi River Moeraki River Moerangi River Mohaka River Mōhakatino River Mokau River Mōkihinui...
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    Admirals Pool Bain Pool Barlows Pool Beggs Pool Big Bend Pool Blue Pool Boulder Pool Breakaway Pool Breakfast Pool Cattle Rustlers Pool Cherry Pool Cliff...
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    Heavy erosion had occurred, removing most of the road protection works. Boulders weighing an estimated 500 tonnes had moved or disappeared. The bridge was...
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