Cape Kidnappers Eroded Cliffs North Island New Zealand
Photo & Vacation Spot

The eroded cliffs along the Cape Kidnappers coastline in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand tower above the water's edge which change their shape as each day passes.

While standing along the beach near Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand, the faces of the cliffs show how they have eroded over the years. The cliffs are detailed in layers which have been eroded by the wind, water and coastal weather off the North Island of New Zealand.

The coastal cliffs change daily with the sandstone, siltstone, volcanic ash and possible fossils from which they are made from, dating back to the Pliocene age. Some of these eroded cliffs along this coastline reach a height of 140 meters, this being quite an impressive sight from the beach below.

The cliffs have a flat top which have been formed over the last 100,000 years by the glacial and interglacial changes in the levels of the water. A beautiful coastal walk where the geology of the New Zealand coastline is clearly visible on the cliffs.

Layers in the cliff faces along the beach near Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand.