Hanson Bay and Lakes Kairae, Makuku, Kaingarahu and Whanga Lagoon

The Chatham Islands from space. Hanson Bay is shown at the right of the main island.

Hanson Bay is a large bay which comprises almost the entire east coast of Chatham Island, the largest island in New Zealand's Chatham Islands archipelago.[1] It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) in extent, stretching from Okawa Point in the island's northeast to Manukau Point in the southeast. The bay may formerly have been used as a resting ground by southern right whales and dolphins.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hanson Bay, Chatham Islands". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ Chatham Islands Conservation Management Strategy (PDF). govt.nz (Report). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. August 1999. pp. 136, 142.

43°53′06″S 176°22′19″W / 43.885°S 176.372°W / -43.885; -176.372

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