Archway Islands
Archway Islands | |
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islands | |
 Wharariki Beach and three of the Archway Islands | |
.png)  Archway Islands | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′22″S 172°40′12″E / 40.506°S 172.670°E | |
| Location | Tasman District, New Zealand |
| Offshore water bodies | Tasman Sea |
The Archway Islands are a group of four rock stacks or small islands, with even the largest one of them measuring only about 300 by 200 metres (980 by 660 ft).[1]
The largest of the islands is closest to the mainland and adjoins Wharariki Beach; it is generally not cut off by the sea. The second island lies about 150 metres (490 ft) offshore and is relatively flat and vegetated. The remaining two islands are typical rock stacks, with the larger one 66 metres (217 ft) tall and containing two natural rock arches, giving rise to the naming of the group of islands.[1]
References
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- ^ a b "Archway Islands, Tasman – NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 14 December 2015.