Marlborough Sounds
| Marlborough Sounds | ||
| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 12 ′ S , 173 ° 58 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-MBH | |
| Country : | New Zealand | |
| region | Marlborough | |
| Sea access | Tasman Sea and Cook Strait | |
| Data about the sound | ||
| surface | around 2 500 km 2 | |
| Coastline | around 1 500 km | |
| places | Picton , Havelock and Waikawa | |
| Tributaries | Waitohi River , Kaituna River , Pelorus River and numerous streams (creeks) | |
| Industrial port | Picton | |
| Marina | Picton , Havelock and Waikawa | |
| Ferry dock | Picton | |
| Photography of the sound | ||
 Marlborough Sound , satellite photo from Operational Land Imager (OLI) of the Landsat 8 satellite , NASA |
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The Marlborough Sounds are an extensive network of inlets in the north of the South Island of New Zealand , which were created by the rise in sea levels and the flooding of river valleys it caused.
geography
The area of the Sounds, which extends for around 55 km in a southeast-northwest direction and around 45 km in a southwest-northeast direction, is located on the northeast tip of the South Island, west of the Cook Strait and with access to the strait and the Tasman Sea .
The four sounds Queen Charlotte Sound , Pelorus Sound , Kenepuru Sound and Mahau Sound are generally understood as the Marlborough Sounds . They also include the numerous bays and inlets, which are referred to in English as arm, bay, channel, cove, inlet , reach or port . The sounds are surrounded by numerous islands and peninsulas, the most notable of which are the islands of Arapaoa Island in the southeast and D'Urville Island in the north, as well as the 44 km long and 30 km wide, centrally located and heavily branched peninsula with the 1203 m high Mount Stokes are.
There are three locations in the Marlborough Sounds area . On the one hand there is the small freight, yacht and ferry port town of Picton with 2745 inhabitants, from which there is a ferry connection to Wellington via Queen Charlotte Sound and the Tory Channel and via which the entire passenger and freight traffic between the North Island and the South Island of the country. A few kilometers northeast is the small town of Waikawa , which has a marina, and around 20 km west of Picton on Mahau Sound is the small town of Havelock with 1864 inhabitants, which only has a small marina and from which a small water taxi takes you remote settlements served by the Sounds and also supplied with everyday items.
geology
The entire area of the Marlborough Sounds consists 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. A coastal landscape created in this way is usually referred to as a ria .
mythology
According to the Māori mythology , the South Island is said to have been the canoe of Aoraki , which capsized in a storm and formed the South Island while lying keel up. The sunken bow of the canoe is believed to have shaped Queen Charlotte Sound and Pelorus Sound .
In another version, the Polynesian navigator and explorer of New Zealand, Kupe , is said to have fought with an octopus and after the end of the fight, from which Kupe emerged victorious, the sounds are said to have emerged from parts of the octopus.
economy
The economy of the region is characterized by tourism , agriculture and the operation of aquacultures . Picton, on the other hand, prefers to make a living from port operations and the transport industry.
tourism
Water sports such as sailing or kayaking are offered to tourists in the region and the approximately 70 km long Queen Charlotte Track is available for hikers and mountain bikers .
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 March 15, 2018]).
Web links
- Havelock, Pelorus, and Kenepuru Sounds . Destination Marlborough, archived from the original onFebruary 1, 2008; accessed on August 28, 2014(English, original website no longer available).
- Picton and Queen Charlotte Sounds . Destination Marlborough, archived from the original onFebruary 1, 2008; accessed on August 28, 2014(English, original website no longer available).
Individual evidence
- ^ PR Chappell : The Climate and Weather of Marlborough . In: NIWA Science and Technologies Series . 2nd Edition. Number 69 . National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research , 2016, ISSN 1173-0382 , p. 7 (English, online PDF 4.3 MB [accessed on March 15, 2018]).
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were partly made using Google Earth Version 7.1.8.3036 on March 15, 2018.
- ↑ Our Region - Marlborough Sounds . Destination Marlborough Trust , accessed March 15, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed March 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Davidson et al. a. : Ecologically Significant Marine Sites in Marlborough, New Zealand . 2011, p. 16 .
- ^ Image of Marlborough Sounds . In: The Earth Observatory . NASA , accessed on March 15, 2018 (English, satellite image from the Operational Land Imager of Landsat 8 with explanatory texts).
- ^ Marlborough Sounds . Department of Conservation , archived from the original on October 15, 2008 ; accessed on March 15, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Kupe & The Octopus . Destination Marlborough Trust , accessed March 15, 2018 .
- ^ Water Activities . Destination Marlborough Trust , accessed March 15, 2018 .
- ^ Queen Charlotte Track . Destination Marlborough Trust , accessed March 15, 2018 .