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Papanui Inlet is the northernmost of two large inlets in the Pacific coast of Otago Peninsula, in the South Island of New Zealand. The inlet's name is of Māori origin, and means large plain (''papa'', flat land, and ''nui'', big).〔Reed, A.W. (1975) ''Place names of New Zealand.'' Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p.319〕 The name originally referred to the area of dunes and mudflats immediately to the north of the inlet, but was transferred to the inlet itself at the time of European settlement on the peninsula.〔Goodall, M., and Griffiths, G. (1980) ''Maori Dunedin.'' Dunedin: Otago Heritage Books. ISBN 0-908-77445-1. p.48〕 The inlet was also known by Māori as ''Makahoe''.〔Goodall, M., and Griffiths, G. (1980) ''Maori Dunedin.'' Dunedin: Otago Heritage Books. ISBN 0-908-77445-1. p.45〕 Like its near neighbour, Hoopers Inlet, Papanui Inlet is known for its diverse bird life. The inlet lies 3 km to the east of Portobello. A short road linking the two inlets enables Papanui Inlet to be reached by road from both Portobello and the city of Dunedin (of which it is administratively a part), the centre of which lies 18 kilometres to the west. Both inlets are shallow, becoming predominantly sand and mud flats at low tide. The mouth of Papanui Inlet opens to the east, directly into the Pacific Ocean. While the southern shore of the inlet is flanked by steep hills, the northern shore is dominated by a large area of flat land known as Okia Flat, much of which is protected as Okia Reserve.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Super Sites for Conservation Education – Okia )〕 Beyond this lies Wickliffe Bay, which is bordered by Victory Beach, Otago Peninsula's longest beach.This flat land effectively narrows the mouth of the inlet. The remains of the 1861 wreck of the SS ''Victory'' (for which the beach is named) are still visible close to the inlet's mouth at low tide. Both this wreck and a historic midden close to the southern shore of the inlet's mouth are registered as Category II historic sites by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Papanui Inlet is separated from Hoopers Inlet by a strip of land which is the isthmus to a hilly peninsula containing Cape Saunders and the peninsula's highest point, the 408-metre Mount Charles. A road, leading to Cape Saunders, skirts the southern shore of the inlet. The inlet is registered as a Coastal Protection Area by the Otago Regional Council, due to its cultural and spiritual values to the Kai Tahu iwi, its status as an important habitat for bird and sea life, and for its historic sites.〔(Schedule 2: Coastal protection Areas, Coastal Development Areas, Coastal Recreation Areas, and Coastal Harbourside Areas ), Otago Regional Council Regional Plan (1 January 2012). Retrieved 28 May 2014.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Papanui Inlet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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