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1. Waitemata Harbour

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What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour? The Waitematā Harbour is a drowned river valley

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital? Hobson’s choice of a site for New Zealand's capital in 1840

What does Waitemata mean? OBsidian water’s

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:

Auckland’s chief port -  Has been an annual boating area event in Auckland since 1972, when the Auckland boating

Viaduct basin - Situated at the bottom end of central Auckland, just a couple of blocks from Queen Street, is the Viaduct Harbor, also called the Viaduct Basin.

Westhaven -In Auckland, New Zealand, is the largest yacht marina in the Southern Hemisphere.

Harbour bridge - the Harbour Bridge is Common types of bridges include beam bridges, arch bridges, suspension bridges, cantilever bridges, truss bridges, and cable-stayed bridges.

Greenhithe bridge - The original bridge was built in the 1970s. This proved insufficient for modern traffic demands of over 27,000 vehicles per day (soon to be up to 35,000 vehicles per day with

Natural features - Like solids and liquids, gas is a common state of matter.