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Firth of Thames

Index Firth of Thames

The Firth of Thames (Tikapa Moana-o-Hauraki) is a large bay located in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. [1]

23 relations: Auckland, Browns Bay, New Zealand, Bryde's whale, Coromandel Peninsula, Firth, Graben, Hauraki Gulf, Hauraki Plains, Headlands and bays, Hunua Ranges, Miranda Naturalists' Trust, Miranda, New Zealand, North Island, Piako River, Ramsar Convention, Rift valley, Seabird Coast, Southern right whale, Thames, New Zealand, The New Zealand Herald, Wader, Waihou River, Whale.

Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

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Browns Bay, New Zealand

Browns Bay is an Auckland suburb in the East Coast Bays area.

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Bryde's whale

Bryde's whale or the Bryde's whale complex putatively comprises two species of rorqual and maybe three.

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Coromandel Peninsula

The Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand extends 85 kilometres north from the western end of the Bay of Plenty, forming a natural barrier to protect the Hauraki Gulf and the Firth of Thames in the west from the Pacific Ocean to the east.

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Firth

Firth is a word in the Scots and English languages used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland and even a strait.

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Graben

In geology, a graben is a depressed block of the Earth's crust bordered by parallel faults.

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Hauraki Gulf

The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand.

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Hauraki Plains

The Hauraki Plains are a geographical feature and non-administrative area located in the northern North Island of New Zealand, at the lower (northern) end of the Thames Valley.

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Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related coastal features.

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Hunua Ranges

The Hunua Ranges form a block of hilly country to the southeast of Auckland in New Zealand's North Island.

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Miranda Naturalists' Trust

The Miranda Naturalists' Trust is a charitable trust, that established and maintains the Miranda Shorebird Centre, located at Miranda on the western shore of the Firth of Thames on the North Island of New Zealand.

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Miranda, New Zealand

Miranda is a historical fort and small village in the Firth of Thames, New Zealand, which is now best known as the location of the Miranda Shorebird Centre, owned and operated by the Miranda Naturalists' Trust.

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North Island

The North Island (Māori: Te Ika-a-Māui) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the slightly larger but much less populous South Island by Cook Strait.

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Piako River

The Piako River is a lowland river system that drains into the Firth of Thames on the North Island of New Zealand.

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Ramsar Convention

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.

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Rift valley

A rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault.

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Seabird Coast

The Seabird Coast, a beach area situated on the Firth of Thames in the North Island of New Zealand, lies about three kilometers from the small town of Miranda.

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Southern right whale

The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena.

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Thames, New Zealand

Thames (Hauraki) is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island.

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The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment.

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Wader

Waders are birds commonly found along shorelines and mudflats that wade in order to forage for food (such as insects or crustaceans) in the mud or sand.

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Waihou River

The Waihou River is located in the northern North Island of New Zealand.

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Whale

Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firth_of_Thames

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