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Bluff Harbour, the Glossary

Index Bluff Harbour

Bluff sits on the north shore of the Bluff promontory, lower left, with the angular form of Island Harbour immediately to its north. Tiwai Point and the entrance to Awarua Bay (top) are to the left Bluff Harbour is a harbour and lagoon in the South Island of New Zealand, adjacent to the town of Bluff.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 20 relations: Aluminium oxide, Bluff, New Zealand, Catamaran, Dredge oyster, Flying boat, Foveaux Strait, Invercargill, Oban, New Zealand, Ocean Beach, Bluff, RealNZ, Royal New Zealand Air Force, South Island, Stewart Island, Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, The New Zealand Herald, The Press, The Southland Times, Tiwai Point, Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter, Whaling.

  2. Foveaux Strait
  3. Geography of the Southland Region
  4. Lagoons of New Zealand
  5. Landforms of the Southland Region
  6. Ports and harbours of New Zealand

Aluminium oxide

Aluminium oxide (or aluminium(III) oxide) is a chemical compound of aluminium and oxygen with the chemical formula.

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Bluff, New Zealand

Bluff (Motupōhue), previously known as Campbelltown and often referred to as "The Bluff", is a town and seaport in the Southland region, on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Bluff Harbour and Bluff, New Zealand are populated places in the Southland Region.

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Catamaran

A catamaran (informally, a "cat") is a watercraft with two parallel hulls of equal size.

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Dredge oyster

The dredge oyster, Bluff oyster or Chilean oyster (Ostrea chilensis), is also known in Chile as ostra verde, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae. Bluff Harbour and dredge oyster are Foveaux Strait.

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Flying boat

A flying boat is a type of fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water.

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Foveaux Strait

Foveaux Strait is a strait that separates Stewart Island from the South Island of New Zealand. Bluff Harbour and Foveaux Strait are Landforms of the Southland Region.

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Invercargill

Invercargill (Waihōpai) is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. Bluff Harbour and Invercargill are populated places in the Southland Region.

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Oban, New Zealand

Oban is the principal settlement on Stewart Island, the southernmost inhabited island of the New Zealand archipelago. Bluff Harbour and Oban, New Zealand are populated places in the Southland Region.

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Ocean Beach, Bluff

Ocean Beach is an industrial area in the Southland Region of New Zealand. Bluff Harbour and Ocean Beach, Bluff are Foveaux Strait.

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RealNZ

RealNZ is a New Zealand tourism company based in Queenstown.

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Royal New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa) is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force.

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South Island

The South Island (Te Waipounamu, 'the waters of Greenstone', officially South Island or Te Waipounamu or historically New Munster) is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island and sparsely populated Stewart Island.

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Stewart Island

Stewart Island (Rakiura, 'glowing skies', officially Stewart Island / Rakiura, formerly New Leinster) is New Zealand's third-largest island, located south of the South Island, across Foveaux Strait. Bluff Harbour and Stewart Island are Foveaux Strait.

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Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is an online encyclopedia established in 2001 by the New Zealand Government's Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

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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, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand.

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The Press

The Press (Te Matatika) is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand, owned by media business Stuff Ltd.

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The Southland Times

The Southland Times is the regional daily paper for Southland, including Invercargill, and neighbouring parts of Otago, in New Zealand.

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Tiwai Point

Tiwai Point lies at the entrance to Bluff Harbour on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Bluff Harbour and Tiwai Point are Foveaux Strait.

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Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter

The Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is an aluminium smelter owned by Rio Tinto Group (79.36%) and the Sumitomo Group (20.64%), via a joint venture called New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) Limited.

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Whaling

Whaling is the hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the Industrial Revolution.

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See also

Foveaux Strait

Geography of the Southland Region

Lagoons of New Zealand

Landforms of the Southland Region

Ports and harbours of New Zealand

References

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