| 词条 | Purakaunui Falls |
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| name = Purakaunui Falls | photo = Purakaunui Falls.jpg | photo_caption = Purakaunui Falls | location = The Catlins, South Island | coords = {{Coord|46|31|13.46|S|169|33|47.56|E|region:NZ_type:landmark}} | watercourse = Purakaunui River | type = Cascade | height = {{convert|20|m|ft|0}} | average_flow = | world_rank = }} The Purakaunui Falls are a cascading three-tiered waterfall on the Purakaunui River, in The Catlins of the southern South Island of New Zealand.[1] As one of very few South Island waterfalls away from the alpine region,[2] it has long been a popular destination and photographic subject.[3] The falls are an iconic image for The Catlins region, and were featured on a New Zealand postage stamp in 1976.[4] LocationThe falls are located {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the southwest of the small town of Owaka and {{convert|5|km|mi|0}} from the river's outflow into the Pacific Ocean. They can be reached via a short 10-minute bush walk from a car park on the Waikoato Valley / Purakaunui Falls Road, a gravel side-road off the main Owaka-Invercargill road. There are toilets and a picnic area. The small, well-signposted detour to the falls is popular with tourist travellers along the Southern Scenic Route, and prominently mentioned in brochures about the area.[5] Although the Purakaunui Falls are not part of the Catlins Conservation Park, they are surrounded by native bush consisting of podocarp and silver beech, in a scenic reserve of {{convert|5|km2|sqmi|0}}. A small viewing platform near the top of the falls is accessible by wheelchair. Steps continue down to the main viewing platform at the base of the {{convert|20|m|ft|0}} three tiered cascade. See also
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/new-zealand-purakaunui-falls.html|title=Purakaunui Falls, Southland, South Island, New Zealand|publisher=World of Waterfalls |accessdate=2014-03-21}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/waterfalls/page-1|title=A land of waterfalls|publisher=The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=2014-03-21}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3021/object/40688/Photograph_%5BPurakaunui_Falls_The_Catlins%5D |title=Photograph of Purakaunui Falls, from 1908|publisher=National Services Te Paerangi (NZ Museums)|accessdate=2014-03-21}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/new-zealand/1976/waterfalls|title=Waterfalls, New Zealand postage stamps|publisher=New Zealand Post|accessdate=2014-03-21}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/southland/ssr-catlins-journey.pdf|title=Southern Scenic Route, A Traveller's Guide, pg. 16|publisher=Department of Conservation NZ|accessdate=2014-03-21|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319033718/http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/southland/ssr-catlins-journey.pdf|archivedate=19 March 2015|df=dmy-all}} External links
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