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Monday, 25 November 2013

Using Te Ara


Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
3. Manukau Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara
Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Harbours and wetlands page to answer these questions.

What two adjectives are used to describe the Manukau Harbour?
wide and shallow

What landforms are common in the harbour?
wetland and rivers

What two things about the Manukau Harbour have led to shipwrecks?
it has a dangerous bar at the entrance

What was the worst shipwreck on the Manukau bar?
when 189 people  drowned during the shipwreck

Copy and paste the map of the Manukau bar here

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