Halfmoon Bay (Stewart Island)

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Halfmoon Bay lies on the eastern coast of Stewart Island in New Zealand.

Halfmoon Bay, 1977

Overlooking Oban and Halfmoon Bay
Oban, Halfmoon Bay, 1977

The town of Oban lies in the bay. A small fishing fleet and a ferry service from Bluff use the bay.

The gardens of Moturau Moana built by Isabel Noeline Baker, are New Zealand's southernmost public gardens.[1]

Halfmoon Bay and its neighbour Horseshoe Bay are the subject of a name mix-up. Halfmoon Bay is in fact shaped more like a horseshoe, whereas Horseshoe Bay is shaped like a half moon.[2]

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