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Sea cave

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Sea cave

This sea cave is at Gibsons Beach, on the West Coast. Formed by the force of waves, such caves are shallow. This one has been carved out in mudstone.

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Carl Walrond, Caving – Caves and life forms, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11504/sea-cave (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 2 March 2009.