Bluff (New Zealand)
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Bluff Māori: Motupōhue |
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 36 ′ S , 168 ° 21 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-STL | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Southland | |
| District | Invercargill City | |
| Ward | Area Outside Ward | |
| Local foundation | 1856 | |
| Residents | 1 794 (2013) | |
| height | 5 m | |
| Post Code | 9814 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ BLU | |
| website | www.bluff.co.nz | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Signpost at Stirling Point |
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Bluff ( Māori Motupōhue ) is a place in the urban area of Invercargill City on the South Island of New Zealand . It is the southernmost place on the South Island.
geography
Bluff is located on a small peninsula around 20 km south of Invercargill's city center. The peninsula, on which the 265 m high mountain The Bluff rises, closes with the opposite very flat peninsula the Bluff Harbor , a natural harbor. Bluff itself faces the natural harbor and covers the northern part of the peninsula. The easternmost point of the place is the Stirling Point on the eastern tip of the peninsula , where the beacon for the port entrance is also located.
history
The first Europeans to go ashore in Bluff came from Sydney in 1813 , their mission: to examine the trading conditions for New Zealand flax. The first settler was James Spencer , who settled in the Bluff area in 1823 . In 1856 the surveyor JT Thomson came and laid the foundation for a town he called Bluff . However, the then superintendent of the province of Otago , William Cargill, did not agree to the naming and enforced the name Campbelltown in honor of the wife of the then governor Thomas Gore Browne . In 1917 the city got its original name back.
population
The 2006 census counted 1788 inhabitants in Bluff , which means a population decrease of 147 inhabitants since 2001 and 290 people since 1996. For the 2013 census, the population stabilized at 1794 people. Bluff represents 3.5% of the population of Invercargill City
economy
The 40 hectare port facility with its container terminal , which is in operation around the clock throughout the year, is of greatest economic importance for Bluff . Every year 2.5 million tons of goods are handled in the port.
On the opposite side of the harbor entrance, on the small flat peninsula with Tiwai Point, there is an aluminum smelter , which started operations in 1971 and whose enormous power requirements are covered by the Manapouri power plant (New Zealand's largest) from the Fiordland National Park .
The area between South Island and Stewart Island is said to be home to the juiciest and best tasting oyster population.
Infrastructure
Road traffic
New Zealand's most famous highway ends in Bluff , the New Zealand State Highway 1 , which , coming from the north via Invercargill , crosses the two main islands for a length of 2047 kilometers in a north-south direction. Bluff is also the terminus of the Southern Scenic Route .
Rail transport
The Main South Line , which connects all cities and towns on the east coast from Picton , also ends in the town via the Bluff Branch . However, the line is only used by freight trains. In February 2002, passenger traffic between Christchurch , Dunedin and Invercargill was discontinued. However, freight traffic continues to serve the port of Bluff .
shipping
The port of Bluff serves as the most important base for New Zealand Antarctic journeys and is also the home port of the oystercatcher fleet in the Foveauch Strait as well as a transshipment point for goods transported by ship for the southern region of the South Island.
From Bluff from wrong, a catamaran - ferry to Stewart Iceland . Twice a day it connects the small town of Oban on Stewart Island with Bluff .
Web links
- * Homepage . Bluff Promotions , accessed May 23, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Bluff . Statistics New Zealand , accessed May 23, 2017 .
- ^ History . Bluff Promotions , accessed May 23, 2017 .
- ↑ QuickStats About Bluff - Census 2006 . Statistics New Zealand , accessed March 19, 2011 .
- ↑ About Us & Our People . South Port NZ , accessed May 23, 2017 .