Shoal Beach is a beach that lies between
Pourerere and
Blackhead
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in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Geography
Shoal Beach is located at 40°S 176°E on the
East Coast of the
North Island
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of
New Zealand
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. Shoal Beach is located at the settlement of Aramoana, Hawke's Bay, which is not to be confused with the coastal settlement of
Aramoana, Otago, New Zealand. Shoal Beach is a sandy beach much like other Hawke's Bay beaches such as
Ocean Beach and
Waipatiki Beach.
Environment
The Te Angiangi Marine Reserve covers an area of 446 hectares and extends one nautical mile offshore between Shoal Beach and
Blackhead
A comedo (plural comedones) is a clogged hair follicle (pore) in the skin. Keratin (skin debris) combines with oil to block the follicle. A comedo can be open (blackhead) or closed by skin (whitehead) and occur with or without acne. The word ''com ...
.
References
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Central Hawke's Bay District
Beaches of Hawke's Bay