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The Marlborough Sounds (te reo Māori: Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka) are an extensive network of sea-drowned valleys at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand. The Marlborough Sounds were created by a combination of land subsidence and rising sea levels. [1] According to Māori mythology, the sounds are the prows of the many sunken waka of ...
English: Topographic and bathymetric map in English of the Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand. Note: the background map is a raster image embedded in the svg file. Français : Carte topograohique et bathymétrique en anglais des Marlborough Sounds , Île du Sud , Nouvelle-Zélande .
Map of the Marlborough Sounds. Module:Location map/data/New Zealand Marlborough Sounds is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Marlborough Sounds. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
By 1833, Marlborough had about 50 inhabitants. [5] A post office called Marlborough was established in 1833, the name was changed to Marlboro in 1893, and the post office closed in 1906. [ 6 ]
Long Island-Kokomohua Marine Reserve is a marine reserve, in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. It covers an area of 619 hectares at the entrance to the Queen Charlotte Sound in the Marlborough Sounds. [1] [2] It was the first marine reserve established on the South Island. [3]
Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui [a] is the easternmost of the main sounds of the Marlborough Sounds, in New Zealand's South Island. In 2014, the sound was given the official name of Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui as part of a Waitangi Tribunal settlement with the Te Āti Awa tribe.
Penzance's beach is of gravel, which is unusual for this area of the Marlborough Sounds. This gives the beach a good reputation for safe and pleasant swimming. The bay contains a boat ramp, a large wharf, and a swimming island. These facilities coupled with ease of access gives the bay a great reputation for boating activities and fishing.
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