Mahau sound
| Mahau sound | ||
| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 14 ′ S , 173 ° 53 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-MBH | |
| Country : | New Zealand | |
| region | Marlborough | |
| Sea access | across the Pelorus Sound to the Tasman Sea | |
| Data about the sound | ||
| entrance | 2 960 m wide | |
| length | around 5.5 km | |
| width | Max. 3.57 km | |
| Coastline | around 15 km | |
| Tributaries | a few streams (brooks) | |
| Jetty | near Okatiki Point | |
The Mahau Sound is an estuary in the north of the South Island of New Zealand with access to the Pelorus Sound .
geography
The Mahau Sound is located just north of the Queen Charlotte Sound and south of the Kenepuru Sound , around 12 km north-west of the ferry port of Picton . The sound, which seems to merge seamlessly into the Pelorus Sound , has a length of around 5.5 km and a maximum width of around 3.6 km. The entire coastline of the Sound stretches for around 15 km.
geology
Like all sounds , channels and inlets of the Marlborough Sounds , the waters consist of former river valleys flooded by the sea. While the South Island was sinking, the sea level has been rising since the last glacial period , which led to the flooding of coastal areas and coastal valleys.
See also
literature
- Rob Davidson, Clinton Duffy, Peter Gaze, Andrew Baxter, Sam DuFresne, Shannel Courtney, Peter Hamill : Ecologically Significant Marine Sites in Marlborough, New Zealand . Marlborough District Council , September 2011 (English, Online [PDF; 1.1 MB ; accessed on February 26, 2018]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed February 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were partly made using Google Earth Version 7.1.8.3036 on February 26, 2018.
- ↑ Davidson et al. a. : Ecologically Significant Marine Sites in Marlborough, New Zealand . 2011, p. 16 .