Big_Lagoon_(New_Zealand)

Big Lagoon (New Zealand)

Big Lagoon (New Zealand)

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Big Lagoon, sometimes known as Te Whanganui (both unofficial) is a lagoon beside Cloudy Bay in Marlborough, New Zealand. It outflows into the Pacific Ocean.[1] It is approximately 800 hectares and is part of the Wairau Lagoon, which is connected to Upper Lagoon and Chandlers Lagoon.[2]

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There used to be a canal known as Ōrua or previously Morgan Creek which went from Ōpawa River to Big Lagoon.[3] Big Lagoon was previously a wildlife refuge, but this has been lifted and people are now permitted to hunt over the lagoon.[4]

Big Lagoon has beds of Ruppia, Chara and Nitella.[2]

Big Lagoon is in the plate boundary between the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate. This means that Big Lagoon occasionally experiences strong earthquakes, which may causeliquefaction.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Place name detail: 16551". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Wairau Lagoon Subtidal Survey 2021" (PDF). marlborough.govt.nz. June 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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    McKinnon, Malcolm (1 November 2016). "Lagoons and waterways, lower Wairau River". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Wairau Lagoons bird hunting". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. [5]
    Hayward, Bruce W.; Clark, Kate J.; Sabaa, Ashwaq T.; Cochran, Ursula (October 2015). "TAPHONOMICALLY- AND INFAUNALLY-ADJUSTED SALT MARSH FORAMINIFERAL RECORD OF LATE HOLOCENE EARTHQUAKE DISPLACEMENTS AND A TSUNAMI SAND, NEW ZEALAND". The Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 45 (4): 354–368. doi:10.2113/gsjfr.45.4.354. ISSN 0096-1191.
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