Waikawa Harbor

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Waikawa Harbor
Geographical location
Waikawa Harbor (New Zealand)
Waikawa Harbor
Coordinates 46 ° 38 ′  S , 169 ° 9 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 38 ′  S , 169 ° 9 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-STL
country New Zealand
region Southland
Sea access Porpoise Bay , Pacific Ocean
Data on the natural harbor
Port entrance 210 m wide
length around 5.4 km
width Max. 2.6 km
Coastline around 21.5 km
places Waikawa
Tributaries Waikawa River and numerous smaller streams and creeks (Creeks)
Jetty Waikawa

Waikawa Harbor is a natural harbor in the Southland District of the Southland regionon the South Island of New Zealand .

Origin of name

Waikawa means something like "dark" or "bitter water" in the Māori language .

geography

The Waikawa Harbor is located approximately 65 km southeast from Invercargill at the south side of the South Island of New Zealand, with access to the Pacific Ocean via the Porpoise Bay where the natural harbor opens. The natural harbor, which is open to the west, is around 5.4 km long and measures around 2.6 km at its widest point. The port entrance is 210 m wide, while the coastline extends to around 21.5 km.

The only small settlement on the banks of Waikawa Harbor is Waikawa , on the western part of the natural harbor.

history

The Waikawa Harbor was used between the 1880s and the 1920s intensively for whaling and the transportation of goods, resulting from the gold mining, flax cultivation and agriculture. From the 1920s, shipping was then stopped.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Waikawa . Catlins Coast Inc , accessed February 2, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed February 2, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were partly made using Google Earth version 7.1.8.3036 on February 2, 2018.