Kenepuru Soundis one of the larger of theMarlborough Soundsin theSouth Islandof New Zealand.[1]The drowned valley is an arm ofPelorus Sound / Te Hoiere,it runs for 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the northeast to southwest, joining Pelorus Sound a quarter of the way down the latter's path to theCook Strait.
Queen Charlotte Sound,the largest sound inMarlborough,lies to the southeast, parallel to Kenepuru Sound. Some of the small side arms of the two sounds are only hundreds of metres apart, at Te Mahia Bay and Portage Bay, but are separated by a steep serrated range of hills.[2]Not surprisingly, one of the settlements on this stretch of coast is called Portage, named for the simplest method of passing between the two sounds.[3]Queen Charlotte Trackruns along the ridge of hills between Kenepuru Sound and Queen Charlotte Sound.[4]
Early road development linking Picton with Kenepuru contributed to Kenepuru Sound being used as a holiday destination.[5]Resorts and holiday houses are dotted along the coast and at Te Mahia Bay and Portage Bay.[5]A sealed, but windy, narrow road leads along the southern shore of Kenepuru Sound all the way to Kenepuru Head. From there, unsealed roads continue further and along the less populated northern shore.[5]
References
edit- ^"New Zealand Topographic Map".NZ Topo Map.Retrieved23 January2021.
- ^"Picton Marlborough New Zealand".visitpicton.co.nz.2015.Retrieved23 January2021.
- ^"Nature and heritage".doc.govt.nz.Retrieved23 January2021.
- ^"Queen Charlotte Track map"(PDF).Department of Conservation.Retrieved23 January2021.
- ^abc"Te Mahia Hotel Kenepuru Sound".Souths Museum of Postcards.Retrieved23 January2021.
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