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The Catlins and the Southern Scenic Route
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Catlins and the Southern Scenic Route
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Neville Peat
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:72 | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 170 |
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Category/Genre | Pets and the Natural World Travel and holiday guides |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781988531090
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Classifications | Dewey:919.3930412 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Otago University Press
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Imprint |
Otago University Press
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Publication Date |
1 December 2017 |
Publication Country |
New Zealand
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Description
An out-of-the-way corner of the South Island, the Catlins is a beautiful and relatively unspoilt area with many natural attractions, including that rare thing on the east coast, native forest. Neville Peat introduces the region its flora, wildlife, bush walks, caves and waterfalls before tracing the journey along the stunning Southern Scenic Route linking Otago, Southland and Fiordland.
Author Biography
Neville Peat is an award-winning New Zealand nature writer and biographer. His books also cover genres such as history, geography and the environment. The original edition of Wild Dunedin won the inaugural Montana New Zealand Book Awards Natural Heritage Category in 1996. In 2007 he was awarded New Zealands largest literary prize, the Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers Fellowship, for a book about the Tasman Sea. He lives on the Otago Peninsula, handy to albatrosses, penguins and sea lions.
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