Lyttelton Harbor
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Lyttelton Harbor Māori: Te Whakaraupō |
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 37 ′ S , 172 ° 44 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-CAN | |
| country | New Zealand | |
| region | Canterbury | |
| Sea access | Pacific Ocean | |
| Data on the natural harbor | ||
| Port entrance | 1 880 m wide | |
| length | around 15 km | |
| width | Max. 5.5 km | |
| Coastline | around 55 km | |
| places | Lyttelton , Governors Bay , Diamond Harbor | |
| Tributaries | various small streams (brooks) | |
| Islands | Quail Island , King Billy Island , Ripapa Island | |
| Industrial port | Lyttelton | |
| Marina | Lyttelton | |
| Jetty | Diamond Harbor , Governors Bay , Purau | |
| Photography of the natural harbor | ||
 Overview of the natural harbor |
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The Lyttelton Harbor in Māori : Te Whaka-raupo is one of two major natural harbors in the Banks Peninsula on the east coast of the region Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand . The other natural harbor is Akaroa Harbor to the south .
geography
The Lyttelton Harbor is located in the northern part of the Banks Peninsula and about eight kilometers southwest of the center of Christchurch . The natural harbor, which has a west-east extension of around 15 km and has access to the Pacific Ocean at its eastern end , measures 5.5 km at its widest point. The port entrance is 1880 m wide.
The largest island in Lyttelton Harbor is Quail Island . There is a nature reserve on it. To the south of this is the small island of King Billy Island and at the eastern end of Purau Bay is Ripapa Island .
description
The Lyttelton Harbor was created as a result of a volcanic eruption with the formation of a caldera , which reached from the entrance to the Pacific to Teddington at the end of the natural harbor. The steep Port Hills on the north coast are part of the rim of this caldera.
The most important place in the area of the natural harbor is Lyttelton , which is connected to Christchurch by a single-lane railway tunnel, the Lyttelton Rail Tunnel opened in 1867, as well as the two-lane road tunnel opened in 1964 and two roads that lead over the Port Hills . The small town of Diamond Harbor is on the opposite bank and the Māori village of Rāpaki is west of Lyttelton . The settlement of Governors Bay is to the northwest of the natural harbor .
seaport
In Lyttelton is one of Christchurch and Canterbury major seaport. In 1877 the Lyttelton Harbor Board , later renamed the Lyttelton Port Company , initiated the construction of the port facilities, which included a storage facility for crude oil and a modern container terminal .
Use of the islands
Ripapa Island has extensive military fortifications with Fort Jervois . At the time of the First World War they were used to intern Germans, including the " sea devil " Felix Graf von Luckner . Quail Island was used as a leper colony by the early European settlers and is now a nature reserve.
Flora and fauna
Hector dolphins and New Zealand fur seals can be found in the port area .
See also
literature
- Julius von Haast: Geology of the Provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand: a report comprising the results of official explorations . Christchurch 1879, p. 324–354 (English, online [accessed April 16, 2017]).
Web links
- John Wilson : Canterbury Places - Lyttelton Harbor . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , August 17, 2015, accessed January 15, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo250 maps - Christchurch . Land Information New Zealand , accessed April 16, 2017 .
- ^ Julius von Haast: Geology of the Provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand: a report comprising the results of official explorations . Christchurch 1879, p. 324–354 (English, online [accessed April 16, 2017]).
- ^ John Wilson : Canterbury Places - Lyttelton Harbor . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , August 17, 2015, accessed January 15, 2017 .