4K Nugget Point Lighthouse Otago NEW ZEALAND ニュージーランド 紐西蘭 Part 63

Описание: Nugget Point Tokatā is one of the most iconic landforms on the Otago coast. Located at the northern end of the Catlins coast, along the road from Kaka Point, this steep headland has a lighthouse at its tip, surrounded by rocky islets (The Nuggets). The point is home to many seabirds, including penguins, gannets and royal spoonbills, and a large breeding colony of fur seals. Roaring Bay, on the south coast of the tip of Nugget Point, is home to a small colony of yellow-eyed penguins.
The cape with its offshore rocks and the nine meter high Nugget Point Lighthouse is always exposed to violent winds. The lighthouse, which was built in 1870, is located on an exposed part of the cape, 76 m above sea level.
Nugget Point is advertised as a side trip from the Southern Scenic Route, with the main attractions being two easy 20-minute return walks, one to the viewing platform next to the lighthouse, the other to Roaring Bay.
The coast is endowed with robust vegetation due to the rough and salty wind. Numerous seabirds live on the Cape, such as the spotted shag, the Australian gannet, the sooty shearwater and the red-billed gull as well as the southern blue penguin Specimens of the rare yellow-eyed penguin can be observed. Populations of New Zealand fur seals, hooker's sea lions and elephant seals can also be found on the rocks around the cape.

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