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<< Our Photo Pages >> Moeraki Beach Boulders (Otago) - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in New Zealand

Submitted by Anne T on Monday, 04 February 2019  Page Views: 4043

Natural PlacesSite Name: Moeraki Beach Boulders (Otago)
Country: New Zealand
NOTE: This site is 1022.885 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Hampden  Nearest Village: Moeraki Boulders Visitor Centre
Latitude: 45.345654S  Longitude: 170.826664E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Moeraki Beach Boulders (Otago)
Moeraki Beach Boulders (Otago) submitted by Klingon : collapsed boulder (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in New Zealand

The Journal of Antiquities gives us information about these mysterious oval and spherical-shaped boulders in their entry for The Mysterious Disappearing Boulders, Moeraki Beach, Otago, South Island, New Zealand where they are often half submerged in sand and bedrock.

The Journal tells us these grey boulders are located on Moeraki Beach, Koekohe Beach and Shag Point. "They vary in size but generally they are somewhere between 1 foot 7 inches and 7 foot 2 inches in circumference and in height between 2-8 feet; some are damaged and broken up due to constant erosion from the pounding waves, many others are wonderfully smooth-shaped and ‘naturally patterned’ with unusual circular, diamond and oblong shapes, said to be somewhat similar to ‘the eyes in potatoes’, but with connecting lines. The boulders are made of hardened mud, silt and clay, and they are cemented together with calcite .... which might account for some of the boulders cracking apart".

The JoA also gives a short list of reference sources for more information, including this link to The Mysterious Moeraki Boulders.

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Moeraki Beach Boulders (Otago)
Moeraki Beach Boulders (Otago) submitted by TheCaptain : Friends recently visited, and knew I had a fascination for odd rocks! (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Moeraki Beach Boulders (Otago)
Moeraki Beach Boulders (Otago) submitted by TheCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Moeraki Beach Boulders (Otago)
Moeraki Beach Boulders (Otago) submitted by Klingon : It's worth a visit. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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