Tautuku Peninsula
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The Tautuku Peninsula is a rocky headland on the south coast of Otago on the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 25 km (15 mi) east of Waikawa, at the western end of a bay (Tautuku Bay) in the area known as the Catlins. In the 1830s and 1840s, a whaling station was sited near the peninsula's neck, and a port was later developed for the fishing, flax and timber industries. When these industries declined, the port was closed. Today, Southern Right Whales still can be seen around the peninsula occasionally.[1] There are now numerous cribs (holiday cottages) on the peninsula, but these are mainly reached by four-wheel drive or tractor as no roads reach the peninsula.
Coordinates: 46°36′14″S 169°26′10″E / 46.604°S 169.436°E
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