North of that a series of faults have been widened into geos.

Immediately beyond Castle Point the scenery changes as fine sandy beaches and sand dunes dominate Embleton Bay.

North of the bay limestone cliffs dominate as the coast once again becomes rocky.

This section of the coast continues as far as Snook Point.


The coastal plain is low-lying and featureless with deep deposits of boulder clay covering the more irregular solid geology beneath the surface.

The only features of note are the deeply incised sections of rivers as they reach the sea.
These formed over a long period of time as sea levels fluctuated during the numerous advances and retreats of ice sheets. Rivers have been forced to cut rapidly downwards to maintain their course.
The result is deeply incised meanders such as that occupied by Warkworth. The coast itself is a mixture of low headlands, sandy bays and offlying rocks, islands and cliffs made red sandstone.


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