Tryphena Harbor
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Tryphena Harbor Māori: Te Rangitāwhiri Whanga |
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 16 ′ S , 175 ° 26 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-AUK | |
| country | New Zealand | |
| region | Auckland | |
| Sea access | Hauraki Gulf , Pacific Ocean | |
| Data on the natural harbor | ||
| Port entrance | 1 980 m wide | |
| length | around 2.5 km | |
| width | max 3.2 km | |
| Coastline | around 9.3 km | |
| places | Tryphena | |
| Tributaries | a few streams (brooks) | |
| Jetty | Shoal Bay, Tryphena Harbor Road | |
| Ferry dock | Shoal Bay | |
| Photography of the natural harbor | ||
 Tryphena Ferry Terminal |
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Tryphena Harbor is a natural harbor on Great Barrier Island , east of the North Island of New Zealand . The island is still part of the Auckland Council urban area.
Origin of name
The name of the natural harbor was borrowed from the brig Tryphena , which called Great Barrier Island more frequently in the 19th century when coming from New South Wales . European settlers initially named the bay Tofino , after the Spanish navigator Vicente Tofiño de San Miguel , but later took the name of the ship. In the Māori language , the natural harbor Te Rangitāwhiri Whanga is called.
geography
The Tryphena Harbor is located on the southwest coast of Great Barrier Iceland , about 81 km north-east of the center of Auckland and about 20 km north-east of the tip of the Coromandel Peninsula . The natural harbor has a depth of around 2.5 km and a maximum width of 3.2 km. The semicircular body of water opens to the southwest and has a port entrance of almost 2 km. With a few bays, the coastline of the natural harbor measures around 9.3 km.
In the small bay of Puriri Bay , at the end of the natural harbor, there is the small settlement Tryphena and about 2 km south of it in Shoal Bay is the pier for the ferries to Auckland . All ship connections with Great Barrier Island are handled via the pier .
tourism
In addition to water sports, the natural harbor also offers dolphin watching and hiking in the surrounding mountains.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Discovering Tryphena . (PDF 712 kB) Great Barrier Local Board - Auckland Council , accessed on January 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were partly made using Google Earth Version 7.1.8.3036 on January 21, 2018.