Pelorus sound
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Pelorus Sound Māori: Te Hoiere |
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| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 8 ′ S , 173 ° 52 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-MBH | |
| Country : | New Zealand | |
| region | Marlborough | |
| Sea access | Tasman Sea | |
| Data about the sound | ||
| entrance | 4th 600 m wide | |
| length | around 56 km | |
| width | Max. 7.6 km | |
| surface | 384.77 km 2 | |
| Coastline | 590 km | |
| Water depth | Max. 40 m | |
| places | Havelock | |
| Tributaries | Pelorus River , Kaituna Island and numerous streams (creeks) | |
| Islands | Maud Island | |
| Marina | Havelock Marina | |
| Photography of the sound | ||
 Pelorus Sound near Havelock |
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The Pelorus Sound ( Māori Te Hoiere ) is a widely branched estuary in the north of the South Island of New Zealand with access to the Tasman Sea . It is the longest and the largest of its kind in New Zealand.
geography
The 384.77 km 2 large Pelorus Sound stretches winding from Havelock , with numerous bays and side arms, for about 56 km in a north-northeast direction and flows into the Tasman Sea off the Chetwode Islands . The sound can be divided into xx sections, starting from the mouth of the Pelorus River at Havelock running east to Mahau Sound , from there bending to the north, also known as Hikapu Reach , east of Nydia Bay further to the northeast, around the small peninsula With the Tawero Point around for a short distance into the Tawhitinui Reach and at Maud Island , which is also called Te Hoiere in Māori , with the Waitātā Reach running towards the northeast of the Tasman Sea.
Directly north of the Mahau Sound and only separated by a headland, the Kenepuru Sound branches off from the Pelorus Sound to the east.
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.
use
In the branched inlets of the Sound, oysters are farmed in mussel farms. While commercial fishing was still carried out in the Sound between 1950 and 1974, only green-lipped mussels have been fished since 1975 .
Ship connections
In order to be able to reach the remote settlements and farms in Pelorus Sound by post and to be able to supply them with everyday necessities, a small post boat runs from Havelock in the Sound, which tourists can also ride on. In the summer months, trips are made every day except Sundays and in the winter months three days a week.
See also
Web links
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 25, 2018]).
- S. Handley, M. Gibbs, A. Swales, G. Olsen, R. Ovenden, A. Bradley : A 1,000 year history of seabed change in Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere, Marlborough . National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research , April 2017 (English, Online [PDF; 1.1 MB ; accessed on February 25, 2018]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Davidson et al. a. : Ecologically Significant Marine Sites in Marlborough, New Zealand . 2011, p. 19 .
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were partly made using Google Earth Version 7.1.8.3036 on February 25, 2018.
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed February 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Davidson et al. a. : Ecologically Significant Marine Sites in Marlborough, New Zealand . 2011, p. 16 .
- ↑ Handley et al. a. : A 1,000 year history of seabed change in Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere, Marlborough . 2017, p. 51 .
- ^ The ONLY way to see the REAL Marlborough Sounds . The Pelorus Mail Boat , accessed February 25, 2018 .