...Panoramic view of one of New Zealand's many stunning beaches... towering sand dunes descend onto a wide beach with surging waves... headlands and coastal rock formations shelter the area from the elements... the Falls river flows past... sandfly bay is a wonderful spot to explore... the bay is often thought by locals to have been named for a small biting insect known as the sandfly, but this is incorrect... it was actually named for the sand which, given the windy nature of this coast, flies from the tall dunes surrounding the bay... Thanks a lot Aaron! (✿◠‿◠)
Photo: Markus Baumann
Sandfly Bay is a beach at the Pacific coast of Otago Peninsula on the South Island located in the Abel Tasman National Park.
Abel Tasman National Park is New Zealand’s smallest National Park at only 237 km2 in size, but has among the most visitors. In 2008 an extra 7.9 km2, including the formerly private land known as Hadfields Clearing, were added to the park. In 1942, the area was protected by the Government and named the Abel Tasman National Park.
It is named after Abel Tasman a dutch navigator who in 1642 became the first European explorer to sight New Zealand and who anchored nearby in Golden Bay.
The park is part of the Te Wāhipounamu (South West New Zealand) area of protected wilderness along the west side of the island that was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990.
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(Issued 06-11-2019)
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