Kōrero: Nearshore islands

Pelorus Sound (2 o 2)

Pelorus Sound

The many islands in the Marlborough Sounds, at the northern tip of the South Island, were formed when valleys were drowned as the sea rose. This view looks north over Pelorus Sound.

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GNS Science
Reference: CN10381/28
Photograph by Lloyd Homer

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Eileen McSaveney, 'Nearshore islands - A nation of islands', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13008/pelorus-sound (accessed 20 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007