Slope Point

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Infobox landform Slope Point is the southernmost point of the South Island of New Zealand.<ref name="World famous">Template:Cite news</ref>

Slope Point lies Template:Convert south of the small settlement of Waikawa,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> near the southwestern edge of the Catlins and Toetoes Bay and Template:Convert east of Invercargill. A nearby locality—Haldane—was named after the original European settlers, the Haldane family.<ref name="World famous" />

The land around Slope Point is used for sheep farming with no houses anywhere nearby. Eroded cliffs drop down to the sea below. An AA signpost there shows the distance to the Equator and the South Pole, and a small solar-powered lighthouse stands on farmland.<ref name="World famous" />

There is no road to Slope Point; it can be reached by a 20-minute walk following dilapidated yellow markers. Its latitude, longitude is approximately 46.67 S, 169.00 E. There is no public access during the lambing season (September – November).<ref name="World famous" />

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