Perpendicular Point
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Perpendicular Point is a small headland on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, overlooking the Tasman Sea. It lies about 40 km south-south-west of Cape Foulwind, close to the small community of Te Miko. Perpendicular Point was known as Te Miko to Māori. A notorious obstacle to coastal travel, the cliffs had ladders built from rātā vine and harakeke, later replaced by chains and rungs, until a reliable inland road was built in the 1860s.
Important Bird Area
![Young spotted shag standing on a rock](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Spotted_Shag.jpg/220px-Spotted_Shag.jpg)
The point has been identified as an Important Bird Area, by BirdLife International because the coastal cliffs in its vicinity are a breeding site for over 500 pairs of spotted shags.[1]
References
- ^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Te Miko & Perpendicular Point. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-02-17.
42°05′02″S 171°20′30″E / 42.08389°S 171.34167°E / -42.08389; 171.34167
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