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Scott Point (Northland)

Coordinates: 34°31′26″S 172°42′22″E / 34.524°S 172.706°E / -34.524; 172.706
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Scott Point
Tiriparepa / Scott Point
Coastal Point
View of Scott Point and surrounding area in 2007
View of Scott Point and surrounding area in 2007
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Coordinates: 34°31′26″S 172°42′22″E / 34.524°S 172.706°E / -34.524; 172.706
LocationKaipara Harbour, New Zealand

Scott Point (officially Tiriparepa / Scott Point) is a point at the northern end of Ninety Mile Beach in the Northland Region, New Zealand.[1] It is the site of a major intertidal green-lipped mussel population.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "NZGB Gazetteer | linz.govt.nz". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ^ Alfaro, Andrea C.; McArdle, Brian; Jeffs, Andrew G. (April 2010). "Temporal patterns of arrival of beachcast green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) spat harvested for aquaculture in New Zealand and its relationship with hydrodynamic and meteorological conditions". Aquaculture. 302 (3–4): 208–218. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.02.028.