A true-colour image showing the Hauraki Gulf (centre). The Firth of Thames is the large bay to the southeast. The image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite, on October 23, 2002.
The Firth of Thames is a large bay located in the north of New Zealand. It is the firth of the rivers Waihou and Piako, the former of which was formerly named the Thames River. Close-up of part of Auckland. ... Close-up of part of Auckland. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... Firth is the Scots word used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland. ... Categories: New Zealand geography stubs | Waikato | Thames-Coromandel | New Zealand rivers ... The Piako River is located to the south of the Hauraki Gulf in the North Island of New Zealand. ...
The firth lies at the southern end of the Hauraki Gulf between the Coromandel Peninsula and Hunua Ranges, southeast of the city of Auckland. The Hauraki Plains are located to the south of the firth, and the town of Thames is located on its southeastern coast. A true-colour image showing Auckland city (left), the Hauraki Gulf (centre) and the Coromandel Peninsula (right). ... Location of Coromandel Peninsula A true-colour image showing Auckland city (left), the Hauraki Gulf (centre) and the Coromandel Peninsula (right). ... The Hunua Ranges are an area of hilly country to the southeast of Auckland in New Zealands North Island. ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... A true-colour image acquired by NASAs Terra satellite, on October 23, 2002. ... Thames is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealands North Island. ...
Coordinates: 37°00′S 175°25′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
A firth is generally the result of ice age glaciation and is very often associated with a large river, where erosion caused by the tidal effects of incoming sea water passing upriver has widened the riverbed to an estuary.
The Firth of Inverness is rarely identified on modern maps, but forms a connection via the River Ness, Loch Ness and the other lochs of the Great Glen and stretches of the Caledonian Canal with the Firth of Lorne on the west coast of Scotland.
The Firth of Thames is a bay at the mouth of the Waihou River in New Zealand.
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