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Shag Point/Matakaea

Shag Point/Matakaea is a cape in , .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shag Point and Kātiki.

Hamlet
/ Matakaea is a headland and township in East Otago, New Zealand. Both the point and the nearby Shag River take their English name from a seabird, the pied shag.

Locality
is a small settlement in North Otago, New Zealand. It lies between the townships of and on State Highway 1 at the northern end of Beach, close to the Peninsula.

Village
Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in in the of New Zealand. Located 50 kilometres to the north of the city of , it is the largest town in the Waihemo Ward of the Waitaki District, with a population of 890 residents.

Shag Point/Matakaea

Latitude
-45.47411° or 45° 28′ 27″ south
Longitude
170.83085° or 170° 49′ 51″ east
Open location code
4V6GGRGJ+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7049853051
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6248909
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