Hoopers Inlet
Hoopers Inlet[1] is one of two large inlets in the Pacific coast of Otago Peninsula, in the South Island of New Zealand.
The origin of the name is a little confused; there was an early settler family called Hooper who lived nearby, but the name appears on charts made prior to their arrival in the area.
Like its near neighbour, Papanui Inlet, Hoopers Inlet is known for its diverse bird life. The inlet lies 2 km to the south of Portobello and can be reached by road from both there and the city of Dunedin (of which it is administratively a part), the centre of which lies 15 kilometres to the west. Both inlets are shallow, becoming predominantly sand and mud flats at low tide.
The mouth of Hoopers Inlet is narrowed by a large spit, the seaward coast of which forms Allans Beach. Behind this beach is a significant area of wetland and swamp, which is home to many species of flora and birds.[4]
Hoopers Inlet is separated from Papanui Inlet by a strip of land which is the isthmus to a hilly peninsula containing
References
- ^ Official geographical names in New Zealand tend to eschew apostrophes, even when - as in this case - they would be grammatically appropriate.
- ^ a b Reed, A.W. (1975) Place names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p.178
- ISBN 0-908774-45-1. p.17
- ^ "Hoopers Inlet Swamp", Otago Regional Council website.
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