Curio Bay
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Curio Bay is a coastal embayment in the Southland District of New Zealand, best known as the site of a petrified forest some 180 million years old. It also hosts a yellow-eyed penguin colony, arguably
Curio Bay panorama
A petrified log at Curio Bay with Hormosira banksii growing nearby
Fossil tree stump with growth rings
Fossil tree stump with growth rings
The Catlins
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The Catlins comprise an area in the southeastern corner of the South Island of New Zealand. The area lies between Balclutha and Invercargill, straddling the boundary between the Otago and Southland re
Curio Bay
…as on numerous parts of the country's coast. Located near the southernmost point of the South Island, Curio Bay is one of the major attractions in the Catlins, attracting around 100,000 visitors per year. The town of Waikawa has an information centre for tourists. The now petrified logs, from ancient conifers…
Purakaunui Falls, 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Owaka
The distant Tautuku Peninsula hosted an early whaling station.
The Nugget Point Lighthouse has guided ships since 1870.
Hooker's sea lions frequent the Catlins coast.