Rangaunu Harbor
| Rangaunu Harbor | ||
| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 57 ′ S , 173 ° 18 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-NTL | |
| country | New Zealand | |
| region | Northland | |
| Sea access | Rangaunu Bay , Pacific Ocean | |
| Data on the natural harbor | ||
| Port entrance | 1 367 m wide | |
| length | around 15 km | |
| width | Max. 11 km | |
| surface | 97 km 2 | |
| Coastline | around 70 km | |
| Water depth | Max. 10 m | |
| places | Rangiputa , Unahi , Paparore | |
| Tributaries | Awanui River | |
| Islands | Walker Island , Omaia Island , Okatakata Island , Motukaraka | |
The Rangaunu Harbor is a natural harbor on the west coast of Northland Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The Rangaunu Harbor is located south of the start of Aupouri Peninsula some 20 kilometers north of Kaitaia . To the west, the natural harbor, which extends around 15 km inland, is around 11 km wide, has an estimated 70 km shoreline and covers an area of 97 km 2 , is bounded by the Karikari Peninsula . 53% of the port area falls dry at low tide and consists of sand and silt , whereby a total of 3.1 hectares can be classified as mangrove areas . The port entrance is a good 1.3 km wide and at 10 m the deepest point of the water.
The Rangaunu Harbor opens at Kotiatia Point in the Rangaunu Bay and the Pacific Ocean . Walker Island is located in the harbor entrance , a 1.3 km long island consisting of sand. With Omaia Island , Okatakata Island and Motukaraka Island there are three other islands in the southern part of the natural harbor. The largest water inlet with around 8 m 3 / s. Rangaunu Harbor gets from the Awanui River , which feeds the harbor from the south of Awanui .
The New Zealand State Highway 1 runs at a distance of about 2 km along the west and south-west banks and the New Zealand State Highway 10 touches the port area in the south and south-east. The small settlement of Paparore is on the southwest bank and the Kaimaumau settlement on the northwest bank . The settlements of Waiharara , Awanui , Kaingaroa and Lake Ohia surround the port area at some distance from west to east.
Administratively, Rangaunu Harbor belongs to the Far North District of Northland .
geology
The Rangaunu Harbor was behind a series of bays, which are characterized by sand deposits from volcanic outcrops, such as the Karikari Peninsula , had formed. In the west these are the sand deposits of Ninety Mile Beach , in the north those of East Beach and in the east those of Tokerau Beach .
See also
literature
- RA Pickrill : Sedimentation in an ebb-tidal delta , Rangaunu Harbor, Northland, New Zealand . In: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics . Vol. 28 , 1985, pp. 531–542 , doi : 10.1080 / 00288306.1985.10421205 (English, online PDF 2.7 MB [accessed April 19, 2017]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Measure lengths and coordinates with Google Earth.
- ↑ a b Pickrill : Sedimentation in an ebb-tidal delta , Rangaunu Harbor, Northland, New Zealand . In: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics . 1985, p. 532 .
- ^ Rangaunu Harbor Marine Values . (PDF 364 kB) In: Significant Ecological Marine Area Assessment Sheet . Northland Regional Council , accessed April 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Pickrill : Sedimentation in an ebb-tidal delta , Rangaunu Harbor, Northland, New Zealand . In: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics . 1985, p. 531 f .