Pōhatu / Flea Bay
Pōhatu / Flea Bay | |
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 Banks Peninsula Track between Pōhatu / Flea Bay and Stony Bay | |
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| Coordinates: 43°52′28″S 173°00′44″E / 43.87449°S 173.01231°E[1] | |
| Formed by | Volcanic, sea and rain action |
| Volcanic field | Banks Peninsula Volcano |
Pōhatu / Flea Bay is a bay located approximately 2.7 nautical miles (5.0 km; 3.1 mi) east-northeast of the entrance to Akaroa Harbour in New Zealand.[2] It is home to the largest penguin colony on Banks Peninsula[3][4] and the Pōhatu Marine Reserve.[5] The marine reserve is habitat for many fish species including moki, butterfish, guppy, banded wrasse, blue cod, leather jackets, lobsters, pāua and rockfish.[6]
A Kāti Māmoe pā (fortified Māori village) once stood here.[7] Pōhatu translates as 'place of stones' or 'struck by a stone'.[2] The bay, shaped by the forces of the sea, rainfall, and the Akaroa volcano, measures approximately 1.08 nautical miles (2.00 km; 1.24 mi) in length and 0.27 nautical miles (0.50 km; 0.31 mi) in width.[8]
Dyke Head, at the southern entrance to the bay, typifies the coastal landscape of Banks Peninsula, with a protruding reef, offshore rocks and eroded sea stacks.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pōhatu / Flea Bay". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Place name detail: Pōhatu / Flea Bay". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Banks Track: Is this New Zealand's best-kept walking secret?". New Zealand Herald. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ Deppe, Lorna (1 July 2019). "North Canterbury Marine Conservation Stocktake" (PDF). Forest and Bird. pp. 26, 42. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Pohatu Marine Reserve". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Pohatu Marine Reserve | Christchurch – Canterbury, New Zealand". www.newzealand.com. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Pohatu (Flea Bay)". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Akaroa Marine Reserve application" (PDF). www.newzealand.com. p. 8. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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