Whitianga Harbor

	Whitianga Harbor
	Geographical location
Coordinates	36 ° 51 ′ S , 175 ° 42 ′ E Coordinates: 36 ° 51 ′ S , 175 ° 42 ′ E
Region ISO	NZ-WKO
country	New Zealand
region	Waikato
Sea access	Mercury Bay , Pacific Ocean
	Data on the natural harbor
Port entrance	115 m wide
length	around 7.2 km
width	max 1.44 km
Coastline	around 30 km
places	Whitianga , Ferry Landing
Tributaries	Ounuora River , Waiwawa River , Whangamaroro River , Whenuakite River and numerous streams (brooks)
Islands	Sandbanks and siltations
Marina	Whitianga
Ferry dock	Whitianga Ferry , Ferry Landing
	Photography of the natural harbor
	; The ferry between Whitianga and the location of Ferry Landing wrong

Whitianga Harbor , looking south from Ferry Landing

Whitianga Harbor is a natural harbor on the Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand .

geography

The Whitianga Harbor is located on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula with access to Mercury Bay . The town of Whitianga is located directly at the port entrance and the district administrative town of Thames , which is around 35 km to the southwest, can be reached via the New Zealand State Highway 25 , which passes the natural harbor directly to the west, and via the New Zealand State Highway 25A . The body of water is one administratively for Thames-Coromandel District and Region Waikato .

The natural harbor is around 7.2 km long and measures a maximum of 1.44 km in width in the non-silted area. The entrance to the natural harbor is very narrow at around 115 m in relation to its size. The lower part of the port is navigable with boats, while the upper area and the side arms are heavily silted up and silted up. The coastline of the natural harbor extends over 14.5 km.

New development area with canals

In the western part of the town of Whitianga , a new building area with canals has arisen, where each house has its own jetty. The canals are connected to the western branch of Whitianga Harbor and thus have access to the navigable area of the harbor and Mercury Bay .

use

The natural harbor is used for swimming, fishing and water sports.

Panoramic photo

and display information about the image

Whitianga Harbor at low tide, looking southeast from Whitianga from Robinson Road

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 24, 2018 .
↑ Coordinates and longitudes were partly made using Google Earth Version 7.1.8.3036 on January 24, 2018.

[LINZ_Topo250_maps-1] Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 24, 2018 .

[Google_Earth-2] Coordinates and longitudes were partly made using Google Earth Version 7.1.8.3036 on January 24, 2018.