Te Waewae Bay
Te Waewae Bay is the westernmost of three large bays lying on the Foveaux Strait coast of Southland, New Zealand, the others being Oreti Beach and Toetoes Bay. Twenty-seven kilometres in length, the western end of the bay is mountainous, with the southern terminus of the Southern Alps and Fiordland National Park.
The small farming town of Orepuki is situated on the cliffs at the eastern end of the bay and the timber town of Tuatapere is located seven kilometres north of the bay, on the banks of the Waiau River, which has its outflow in the bay.
The bay, lining from Sand Hill Point to Pahia Point, is declared as a marine mammal sanctuary[1] and hosts an important habitat for the endemic Hector's dolphins and one of major winter breeding grounds for southern right whales on mainland coasts.
References
- ↑ "Marine reserves & other protected areas-Te Waewae Bay marine mammal sanctuary". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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Coordinates: 46°15′S 167°30′E / 46.250°S 167.500°E
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