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‘Wine rack’

‘Wine rack’

Cavers in the Xanadu cave system at Bullock Creek in Paparoa National Park are lined up like wine bottles. The rock formation is known as the ‘wine rack’.

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Carl Walrond, 'Caving - Caving equipment and culture', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/11520/wine-rack (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 24 Sep 2007