How can anyone compare rocks to pancakes? But we do have rocks shaped like pancakes stacked together in a giant heap. This curious structure is found in Paproa National Park. The Pancake Rocks are one of the most visited tourist destinations in New Zealand.
The Pancake Rocks are in fact a heavily eroded limestone area that forms surge pools and blow holes. Apart from the Pancake Rocks, the Paparoa National Park has a variety of landforms including mountains, high cliffs, lowlands, glacial valleys and coastal terrains.
Due to the mild climate and high fertility of the soil, a variety og organisms thrive in Paparoa National Park. One could find colonies of the Westland petrel, a rare seabird, in the densely forested terraces south of the Punakaiki river. Seals including the fur seal, elephant seal and leopard seal are also found here in abundance.
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