Where is Banks Peninsula located?
the South Island
Banks Peninsula is near Christchurch on the east coast of the South Island. Its many reserves are scattered all over the peninsula and best accessed by car. Akaroa, 83 km from Christchurch is situated on the edge of a deep harbour.
Where do people live in Banks Peninsula?
It has an area of approximately 1,150 square kilometres (440 sq mi) and encompasses two large harbours and many smaller bays and coves. The South Island’s largest city, Christchurch, is immediately north of the peninsula….Demographics.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8,235 | +0.12% |
| 2018 | 8,850 | +1.45% |
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What is so special about Banks Peninsula?
Banks Peninsula is one of New Zealand’s most unique landforms. With endless hills, bays and hidden bush, this is Nature’s Playground right on Christchurch’s doorstep. Akaroa and its surrounds are steeped in Māori and settler history, adventures and unique experiences.
On which island of New Zealand will you find Banks Peninsula?
Banks Peninsula, peninsula in eastern South Island, New Zealand, extending 30 miles (48 km) into the Pacific Ocean. It is bounded by Pegasus Bay (north) and Canterbury Bight (south) and has a total land area of about 500 square miles (1,300 square km).
Is Banks Peninsula a volcano?
The Banks Peninsula Volcano is an extinct volcanic complex to the east of Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island.
When did Banks Peninsula erupt?
between 10 and 15 million years ago
Banks Peninsula first emerged as an island thrust out of the sea by volcanic eruptions estimated to have started between 10 and 15 million years ago.
Why is it called Flea Bay?
Flea Bay is said by Messrs Rhodes Bros., the owners, to be a mistake for Flee Bay, and that the latter name was given to it by the original owner, also Messrs Rhodes Bros. with an idea of its remoteness. Stoney Bay was obviously so called from the prevalence of rocks.
Where in New Zealand was the French colony of Akaroa?
Canterbury
Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for “Long Harbour”, which would be spelled Whangaroa in standard Māori….Akaroa.
| Akaroa Port Louis-Philippe | |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 7520 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
When did the Banks Peninsula volcano erupt?
It is a composite of two main eruptive centers one originating at Lyttelton Harbour, the other at Akaroa Harbour. The eruptions were predominantly basaltic, with associated andesite and trachytes, with minor rhyolite. The volcanic activity occurred in the Late Miocene and possibly extended into the Early Pliocene.
What created Banks Peninsula?
For most of its existence, Banks Peninsula has indeed been an island, formed between eleven and eight million years ago by the eruptions of two volcanoes, whose craters today form Lyttelton and Akaroa Harbours.
How much of Banks Peninsula is forest?
about one per cent
Only about one per cent of original forest area on Banks Peninsula remains, with these remnants being central to the conservation of the biological diversity. The forest and stream invertebrate fauna on Banks Peninsula is diverse and unique and of considerable scientific interest.
Did the French try to Colonise New Zealand?
The French were amongst the earlier European settlers in New Zealand, and established a colony at Akaroa in the South Island. Captain Jean-François-Marie de Surville is the first known Frenchman to have visited New Zealand, in 1769, and by the 1830s, French whalers were operating off the Banks Peninsula.