Moeraki Boulders

The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut coast of between and .
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  • Type: Rock
  • Description: large spherical boulders on Otago coast, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Kaihinaki”, “Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki”, and “Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki”
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hampden and Moeraki.

Village
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, a small town in North Otago, …

Village
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is a small fishing village on the east coast of the of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Moeraki Boulders.

Locality
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is a small settlement in North Otago, New Zealand. is situated 6 km south of Moeraki Boulders.

Moeraki Boulders

Latitude
-45.34517° or 45° 20′ 43″ south
Longitude
170.82625° or 170° 49′ 35″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
4V6GMR3G+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 322013741
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­rock
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6215134
Wiki­data ID
Q516651
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Moeraki Boulders” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جلاميد موراكي”
  • Catalan: “Moeraki Boulders”
  • Cebuano: “Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki”
  • Dutch: “Moeraki Boulders”
  • French: “Moeraki Boulders”
  • German: “Moeraki Boulders”
  • Hungarian: “Moeraki sziklák”
  • Hungarian: “Moeraki-sziklák”
  • Indonesian: “Bongkahan batu Moeraki”
  • Maori: “Te Kaihīnaki”
  • Persian: “تخته سنگ‌های موراکی”
  • Polish: “Głazy Moeraki”
  • Portuguese: “Seixos gigantes de Moereki”
  • Russian: “валуны Моераки”
  • Russian: “Валуны Моераки”
  • Slovenian: “Balvan Moeraki”
  • Spanish: “piedras redondas”
  • Spanish: “Piedras redondas”
  • Ukrainian: “валуни Моеракі”
  • Ukrainian: “Валуни Моеракі”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hillgrove and Kaika.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Moeraki Boulders Lookout and Moeraki Beach.

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Worth a closer look: Dunedin and Port Chalmers.

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