List of sounds in New Zealand

The list of sounds in New Zealand includes all coastal waters that have been designated and registered as sound by the New Zealand authority Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) . The sounds are inlets, straits or straits, which have different geological histories, but have the common feature of an inlet reaching into the land.

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The sounds are all located on the South Island of New Zealand and are listed in this table from north to south. The Sounds in the Marlborough District , collectively also known as the Marlborough Sounds , are former river valleys that were flooded by rising sea levels. The sounds in Southland, on the other hand, are to be regarded as fjords in terms of their origins, as they were created by glacier movements.

The table can be sorted by columns as required.

Name of the sound	region	coast	Coordinates	Length (km)	Width (km) max.	Depth (m) max.	Coast (km)	Area (km 2 )	comment
Queen Charlotte Sound	Marlborough District	North coast	41 ° 14 ′  S , 174 ° 07 ′  E	40	10	80	318	195.53	Ferry service from Wellington to Picton across the western part of the Sound .
Pelorus sound	Marlborough District	North coast	41 ° 08 ′  S , 173 ° 52 ′  E	56	7.6	40	590	384.77	biggest sound in the country
Kenepuru sound	Marlborough District	North coast	41 ° 12 ′  S , 173 ° 58 ′  E	23	4.6		90
Mahau sound	Marlborough District	North coast	41 ° 15 ′  S , 173 ° 52 ′  E	5.5	3.57		15th		Smallest of the Marlborough Sounds
Milford Sound	Southland	West Coast	44 ° 37 '  S , 167 ° 52'  E	14th	2.92	320	36		Most famous fjord in the country, to which the Milford Track leads
Sutherland Sound	Southland	West Coast	44 ° 45 ′  S , 167 ° 37 ′  E	10	0.9		26th		Divided fjord
Bligh sound	Southland	West Coast	44 ° 49 ′  S , 167 ° 31 ′  E	18.5	0.35-1.65		43
George Sound	Southland	West Coast	44 ° 54 '  S , 167 ° 23'  E	20th	2.0		60		the George Sound Route leads to him
Caswell Sound	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 01 ′  S , 167 ° 12 ′  E	15.5	1.65		38
Charles Sound	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 05 ′  S , 167 ° 07 ′  E	14th	1.2		52
Nancy Sound	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 08 ′  S , 167 ° 04 ′  E	15th	1.22		34
Thompson Sound	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 14 ′  S , 166 ° 59 ′  E	18th	1.9		46
Bradshaw Sound	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 17 ′  S , 167 ° 07 ′  E	15th	2.3		44
Doubtful sound	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 19 ′  S , 166 ° 59 ′  E	30.0	2.5	421	62		Deepest estuary in the Fiordland region
Dagg sound	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 24 '  S , 166 ° 49'  E	13.6	1.95		45
Breaksea sound	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 34 '  S , 166 ° 48'  E	32.5	2.5		110
Dusky sound	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 46 '  S , 166 ° 35'  E	44	13		165		Largest and longest fjord in the country
Edwardson Sound	Southland	Southwest coast	45 ° 55 '  S , 166 ° 39'  E	12	1.6		28
Cunaris sound	Southland	Southwest coast	45 ° 58 ′  S , 166 ° 42 ′  E	10.5	2.94		26th
Long sound	Southland	Southwest coast	45 ° 59 ′  S , 166 ° 49 ′  E	26th	2.43		77		With 3,672  hectares, it houses the largest marine reserve in the Fiordland region
Istmus sound	Southland	Southwest coast	46 ° 02 ′  S , 166 ° 42 ′  E	5.6	1.1		15th		Shortest fjord in the Fiordland region

See also

• List of natural harbors in New Zealand

literature

• New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 (English).

Web links

• Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand,accessed February 19, 2018. 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Coordinates of the sounds were determined using Google Earth version 7.1.8.3036 on February 20, 2018.

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap