Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui is the easternmost of the main sounds of the Marlborough Sounds, in New Zealand's South Island. Its original Māori name is after the local tōtara trees.
Queen Charlotte Sound
Tory Channel, a major arm of Queen Charlotte Sound
Queen Charlotte Sound entrance
Tory Channel
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Tory Channel is one of the drowned valleys that form the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand. Inter-island ferries normally use it as the principal channel between Cook Strait and the Marlborough Sounds
Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui
…northeast before joining Cook Strait, which separates the North Island and South Island of New Zealand. To the east of the sound lie Arapaoa Island and Tory Channel. Interisland ferries use Tory Channel and Queen Charlotte Sound on their journeys between Picton and Wellington in the North Island. Kenepuru Sound…
Entrance of Tory Channel / Kura Te Au