Carnley Harbour is a large natural harbour in the south of the
Auckland Islands
The Auckland Islands ( Māori: ''Motu Maha'' "Many islands" or ''Maungahuka'' "Snowy mountains") are an archipelago of New Zealand, lying south of the South Island. The main Auckland Island, occupying , is surrounded by smaller Adams Islan ...
, a subantarctic part of the
New Zealand Outlying Islands. Formed from the drowned crater of an extinct
volcano, the harbour separates the mainland of
Auckland Island from the smaller
Adams Island.
The harbour is sometimes referred to as the ''Adams Straits''.
The harbour is undeveloped (the Auckland Islands are uninhabited), and has three major arms: North Arm, Musgrave Bay, and Western Arm. Of these, the first two are deep indentations in the coast of Auckland Island; the last connects with Victoria Passage to form a channel separating Auckland and Adams Islands.
References
Landforms of the Auckland Islands
Ports and harbours of New Zealand
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