Kaitorete Spit
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Kaitorete Spit is a long finger of land which extends along the coast of Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. It runs west from Banks Peninsula for 25 kilometres, and separates the shallow L
Kaitorete Spit separating Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora from the Canterbury Bight
Canterbury Bight
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The Canterbury Bight is a large bight on the eastern side of New Zealand's South Island. The bight runs for approximately 135 kilometres from the southern end of Banks Peninsula to the settlement of T
Kaitorete Spit
…coast was made of unconsolidated sands and gravels from the fans of major rivers such as the Rakaia and Waimakariri. Powerful southerly waves in the Canterbury Bight rapidly eroded these weakly-resistant sands and gravels, and transported them northwards by longshore drift. This massive supply of sea-borne sediments…
Aerial view of Kaitorete Spit and Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, showing the northern end of the Canterbury Bight