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Pāuatahanui Inlet

Pāuatahanui Inlet

The Pāuatahanui Inlet is a drowned river valley. State Highway 1 and the main trunk railway cross the inlet at a point locally known as ‘the narrows’.

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Photograph by Chris Maclean

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Chris Maclean. 'Wellington places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/wellington-places/14/2