Monument Harbor
| Monument Harbor | ||
| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 36 ' S , 169 ° 9' E | |
| Region ISO | NZ | |
| country | New Zealand | |
| Sea access | Pacific Ocean | |
| Data on the natural harbor | ||
| Port entrance | 1 000 m wide | |
| length | around 1.5 km | |
| width | Max. 1.24 km | |
| Coastline | around 4.4 km | |
| Tributaries | Six Foot Lake and Kirk Stream | |
| Photography of the natural harbor | ||
 Map of Campbell Island with Monument Harbor in the southeast |
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Monument Harbor is a natural harbor on the sub-Antarctic Campbell Island in the southern Pacific Ocean . The island is one of the offshore islands of New Zealand .
geography
The Monument Harbor is located on the south side of Campbell Iceland and extends 1.5 km into the island. The entrance to the natural harbor extends over a width of around 1000 m, while the width of the water inland is a maximum of 1.24 km. The coastline measures around 4.4 km in length.
The mountains surrounding Monument Harbor rise to a height of 416 m . The only tributary to the natural harbor is Six Foot Lake , which joins the Monument Stream around 100 m north . The 940 m long and up to 500 m wide lake is fed by the 3.2 km long Kirk Stream , which rises on the southeast flank of the 500 m high Mount Durmas .
See also
literature
- Gordon S. Maxwell : Subantarctic Campbell Island . In: Tane . Vol. 16 , 1970, pp. 5–19 (English, online [PDF; 3.4 MB ; accessed on June 11, 2018]).
Web links
- Campbell Island . (JPG 4.0 MB)Land Information New Zealand,accessed on June 11, 2018(English, detailed topographic map ofCampbell Islandwith its small neighboring islands and rocky islands).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were partly made using Google Earth Version 7.3.1.4507 on June 11, 2018.
- ^ Campbell Island . (JPG 4.0 MB) Land Information New Zealand , accessed on June 11, 2018 (English, detailed topographic map of Campbell Island with its small neighboring islands and rocky islands).