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Moeraki Boulder
The Moeraki Boulders (officially Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki) are unusually large spherical
boulders lying along
a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and
Hampden.
They occur
scattered either as isolated or clusters of boulders within a stretch of beach where they have been
protected in
a scientific reserve. These boulders are grey-colored septarian concretions, which have been exhumed
from the
mudstone and bedrock enclosing them and concentrated on the beach by coastal erosion.
Especially in
recent
years, the boulders have been a popular tourist attraction.
(Quelle: Wikipedia)
