NEW ZEALAND / AOTEAROA.
Bridal Veil Falls.
Third stamp in a set of 4, issued on 02.06.1976.
Face value: 15 cents of New Zealand dollars.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 29 x 34 mm.
Catalogues
- Michel No. 689.
- Scott No. 606.
- StampWorld No. 705.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1123.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 667.
Bridal Veil Falls (in Māori, Wairēinga) is a plunge waterfall located along the Pakoka River in the Waikato area, northwest of the North Island of New Zealand. The waterfall is 55 m (180 ft) high, and has over time caused the formation of a large pool at the base. The falls are in the 217 ha (540 acres) Wairēinga Scenic Reserve (created in 1884) with tawa-dominated forest. The water cascades over a basalt cliff, formed by volcanic activity, when an Okete Volcanics vent, on the 226 m (741 ft) hill just to the north, erupted about 2 million years ago and blocked the valley.
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