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Fog, Otago coast

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Fog, Otago coast

Certain parts of the country are known for their fogs. At Heyward Point, north of Otago Harbour, a ‘pea-souper’ clings to the trees.

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Otago Daily Times

Reference: 24 May 2005

by Gerard O'Brien

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Jock Phillips, Light – Scientific observation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7671/fog-otago-coast (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 2 March 2009.