Gates Harbor

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Gates Harbor
Geographical location
Gates Harbor (New Zealand)
Gates Harbor
Coordinates 46 ° 12 ′  S , 166 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 12 ′  S , 166 ° 40 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-STL
country New Zealand
region Southland
Sea access Tasman Sea
Data on the natural harbor
Port entrance 180 m wide
length around 0.84 km
width Max. 0.46 km
Coastline around 2 km
Tributaries two small streams (brooks)

Gates Harbor , also known as Gates Boat Harbor , is a small natural harbor in the Southland regionon the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

The Gates Harbor is located approximately 79 km west-southwest of Tuatapere on the south coast of the South Island. The natural harbor has a length of around 840 m and a width of around 460 m. The only 180 m wide entrance to the water is lined on both sides by rocks jutting out of the water, on which the waves break. The coastline extends for around 2 km.

history

From 1821 to 1922, the natural harbor presumably served seal hunters, who were dropped off by the US ship General Gates on the south coast of New Zealand's South Island, as a haven and starting point for seal hunts. The circumstances under which some of the crew were killed by Māori could never be fully clarified.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed March 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were partly made using Google Earth version 7.1.8.3036 on March 17th, 2018.
  3. ^ Gates Boat Harbor . (PDF 413 kB) Department of Conservation , p. 45 , accessed on March 17, 2018 (English).
  4. ↑ Robert NcNab : Murihiku and the Southern Islands . Invercargill 1907, p.  181 ff . (English, online [PDF; 8.9 MB ; accessed on March 17, 2018]).