Picton Harbor

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Picton Harbor
Geographical location
Picton Harbor (New Zealand)
Picton Harbor
Coordinates 41 ° 17 ′  S , 174 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 17 ′  S , 174 ° 1 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-MBH
country New Zealand
region Marlborough
Sea access Queen Charlotte Sound , Cook Strait
Data on the natural harbor
Port entrance 775 m wide
length around 2.4 km
width Max. 0.7 km
Coastline around 6.2 km
places Picton
Tributaries Waitohi River and a few small streams (brooks)
Industrial port Port Marlborough New Zealand
Marina Picton Marina
Ferry dock Picton : Bluebridge , Interislander

Picton Harbor is a natural harbor in the Marlborough District on the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

The Picton Harbor is located between the Queen Charlotte Sound and the city Picton , the end point is the natural harbor. The elongated body of water has a north-northeast orientation and, including the marina, has a length of around 2.4 km, a maximum width of around 700 m and a port entrance around 750 m wide. The coastline extends for around 6.2 km. Around 250 m in front of the port entrance is the 128 m × 85 m large Mabel Island , which must be taken into account when entering the natural harbor.

Port use

Port operator

The port facilities in Picton Harbor are operated by Port Marlborough New Zealand Ltd. (PMNZ) operated. In their Waimahara Wharf ships with a length of up to 320 m and a maximum draft of up to 13.5 m can dock and be handled. The port operations also include the facilities in Shakespeare Bay, around 600 m west of Picton Harbor on the other side of the up to 155  m high dividing headland, where cruise ships can also dock.

Ferry service

With the two ferry companies Interislander and Blue Bridge, there are two operators of ferry connections between the port of Wellington on the North Island and that of Picton on the South Island. The ferries, which serve the 92 km long route with a journey time of around three hours several times a day, not only handle passenger and vehicle transport, but also all general cargo traffic between the islands.

Marina

In the southeastern corner of the natural harbor is the Picton Marina, a yacht harbor that, together with the Waikawa Marina , just under 3.5 km northeast in Waikawa Bay , offers around 1,250 berths.

Panoramic photo

Panoramic view of Picton Harbor from a hill on the west side

See also

Web links

Commons : Picton Harbor  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 30, 2018 .
  2. a b Coordinates and length determinations were partly made via Google Earth Version 7.1.8.3036 on January 30, 2018.
  3. Homepage . Port Marlborough New Zealand , accessed January 30, 2018 .
  4. Shakespeare Bay - Waimahara Wharf . Port Marlborough New Zealand , accessed January 30, 2018 .
  5. ^ The Cook Strait Ferry Journey . Kiwi Rail , accessed January 30, 2018 .
  6. ^ Marlborough District Council (Ed.): Port Information Guide . Picton October 2016, p.  42 (English, online [PDF; 2.0 MB ; accessed on January 20, 2018]).