Sutherland Sound
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Sutherland Sound Māori: Te Hapua |
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 45 ′ S , 167 ° 37 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-STL | |
| Country : | New Zealand | |
| region | Southland | |
| Sea access | Tasman Sea | |
| Data about the sound | ||
| entrance | 2 735 m wide | |
| length | around 10 km | |
| Coastline | around 26 km | |
| Tributaries | Dark River , Light River and numerous larger and smaller streams (brooks) | |
| Islands | Sandbanks to the 70 m wide narrow point towards the lower third | |
The Sutherland Sound ( Māori Te Hapua ) is a fjord on the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The fjord was named after Donald Sutherland , a native of Scots, who settled on the banks of Milford Sound in December 1877 and discovered the Sutherland Falls on November 10, 1880 and later the fjord in 1883 during his explorations.
geography
The approximately 10 km long Sutherland Sound , which is located around 25 km southwest of Milford Sound on the southwest part of the west coast of the South Island, is not a typical fjord in appearance. The for Tasman out to 2.7 km open part has more the character of a km inland around 2.4 protruding bay and m from the 70 wide and silted partially bottleneck up to the Rivers Dark River and Light River reaching Section, is more like an elongated lake between the mountains that spreads to around 900 m.
Despite its silting up, the entire Sutherland Sound is exposed to the tides , with the surface water of the upper part consisting of 47% salt water and from 4 m depth the proportion increases to 90%. The total length of the coast of the fjord is around 26 km.
Marine reserve
The 449 hectare lake-like part of the fjord has been under protection as the Te Hapua ( Sutherland Sound ) Marine Reserve since 2005 , but has not yet been scientifically researched and is rarely visited.
See also
literature
- HW Wellman, AT Wilson : Search for isostatically trapped sea water in New Zealand . In: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics . Volume 8, Issue 3 . Royal Society of New Zealand , Wellington 1965, p. 574-575 , doi : 10.1080 / 00288306.1965.10426432 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ WT Parham : Sutherland, Donald . In: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography , 1870-1900 . Volume II . Allen & Unwin , Wellington 1993 ( online [accessed January 22, 2015]).
- ↑ a b Coordinates and length determinations were partly made via Google Earth Version 7.1.8.3036 on February 28, 2018.
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed February 28, 2018 .
- ^ Wellman, Wilson : Search for isostatically trapped sea water in New Zealand . 1965, p. 574 .
- ^ Te Hapua ( Sutherland Sound ). Department of Conservation , accessed February 28, 2018 .
- ^ Te Hapua ( Sutherland Sound ) Marine Reserve . Department of Conservation , accessed February 28, 2018 .