Haumuri Bluff (also known as Amuri Bluff) is a headland on the coast of New Zealand's South Island on the south side of Piripaua (Spyglass Point), located several kilometres south of Oaro. It has been a major palaeontological site since the mid-19th century,[1] and has lent its name to the Haumurian stage in the New Zealand geologic time scale. The bluff has also been the site of numerous shipwrecks.

References

  1. ↑ Campbell, H. "Haumuri Bluff", Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 9 July 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

42°33′30″S 173°30′30″E / 42.55833°S 173.50833°E / -42.55833; 173.50833


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