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Rangaunu Harbour is a shallow harbour in the far north of New Zealand. It is situated on the east coast at the base of the Aupouri Peninsula. The name in Māori means "To pull out a shoal of fish".〔Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979〕 With an area of it is the fifth-largest harbour in New Zealand.〔 ==Geography== The harbour entrance is a wide channel to Rangaunu Bay to the north. The eastern side of the harbour is a wide tombolo separating it from Doubtless Bay and connecting the hillier Karikari Peninsula to the mainland. The small settlement of Rangiputa sits on the eastern side of the harbour entrance, and Kaimaumau is located on the western shore about southwest of the entrance. Unahi, at the mouth of the Awanui River, has a wharf and a fish processing plant which is now closed. An extensive wetland, the Waihuahua swamp lies to the west of the harbour, north of Kaimaumau. The harbour has extensive areas of mangroves, tidal sand flats and areas of eelgrass, plus several small islands, with deeper channels between. A number of rivers flow into the harbour. Clockwise from the entrance, these are: * Te Putaaraukai River * Mangatete River * Pairatahi River * Awanui River * Waimanoni Creek * Waipapakauri Creek * Waiparera Stream 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「Rangaunu Harbour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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