Using Te Ara 3

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

3. Manukau Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Harbours and wetlands page to answer these questions.

What two adjectives are used to describe the Manukau Harbour?

Wide and shallow.

What landforms are common in the harbour?

Wetlands and rivers.

What two things about the Manukau Harbour have led to shipwrecks?

The entrance is prone to shifting sandbars and swells.

What was the worst shipwreck on the Manukau bar?

HMS Orpheus was the worst shipwreck and there were 259 people on board but 189 drowned.

This is my Using Te Ara 3. I found it easy because there wasn't that many questions.