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coast of the Peninsula – the former via Harington Point Road and the latter via Allans Beach Road and Sheppard Road. At the end of Dick Road, a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) walking track leads to the beach past the Pyramids. A detour from the walking track leads up the Little Pyramid to a viewing site.
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Victory Beach is approximately 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) long and faces close to due east. To the north it ends at the cliffs of Kaika Hill, which project out into the sea to form the headland of Te Wharekaiwi. To the south it peters out in a
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known as the Pyramids; respectively the Large Pyramid or Pū-wheke-o-Kia, to the north, and the Little Pyramid or Te Matai o Kia to the south. The Little Pyramid has a cave near its base, carved out by wave erosion.
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The track thereafter splits to form a loop track to the beach with a network of further tracks over the dunes. Joins in the track are marked by yellow and black poles, but these can be inconspicuous.
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states that it was used for shelter by a warrior recovering from his wounds. There is evidence of occupation from over 500 years ago, including middens, adzes, and bones of
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are common in the grass of Okia Flat. Though they are not frequent visitors, the Flat is reputed to be the most likely place in Dunedin for
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for nude sunbathing. New Zealand has no official nude beaches, as public nudity is legal on any beach where it is "known to occur".
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road which begins at the meeting of Weir Road and Papanui Inlet Road. Both of these are most easily accessed from
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at 4:30 pm on 3 July 1861, carrying passengers, mail and cargo. It ran aground at the southern end of the beach (
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Administered partly by the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust, the beach is a habitat for many rare species, notably
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and exotic grasses. Conservation efforts are under way to restore the pīkao. There are dense thickets of
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and stretches for 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi). The beach's name derives from the wreck of the SS
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The cave at the base of the Little Pyramid is a major archaeological site.
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The face of nature : an environmental history of the Otago Peninsula
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city centre and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the nearby town of
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The beach was used as a location for the television movie
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Okia Flat is dominated by two large outcrops of columnar
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Index

Wickliffe Bay
Pacific Ocean
Otago Peninsula
South Island
New Zealand
Dunedin
Portobello
Papanui Inlet


tidal sandflat
Papanui Inlet
sand dunes
John Wickliffe
Philip Laing
basalt
metalled
Portobello
Otago Harbour

New Zealand sea lion
yellow-eyed penguins
royal spoonbills
royal albatross
Taiaroa Head
New Zealand sea lions
New Zealand fur seals
Skinks
geckos
elephant seal

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