Carnley Harbour

Carnley Harbour is a large natural harbour in the south of the Auckland Islands, a subantarctic part of the New Zealand Outlying Islands.[1] Formed from the drowned crater of an extinct volcano, the harbour separates the mainland of Auckland Island from the smaller Adams Island.[2] The harbour is sometimes referred to as the Adams Straits.

Carnley Harbour, looking eastward

Carnley Harbour is north of Adams Island, the southern island

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
  1. Challies, C. N. (December 1975). "Feral pigs ( Sus scrofa ) on Auckland Island: Status, and effects on vegetation and nesting sea birds". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (4): 479–490. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517889. ISSN 0301-4223.
  2. Gamble, J.A.; Adams, C.J. (January 1985). "Volcanic geology of Carnley volcano, Auckland Islands". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 28 (1): 43–54. doi:10.1080/00288306.1985.10422275. ISSN 0028-8306.


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