Port Ross
Port Ross is a natural harbour on
New Zealand Outlying Islands
.
Guarding the mouth of Port Ross are
Ewing Island
, and the tiny Ocean Island.
The harbour is the most well-established congregation ground for southern right whales in New Zealand waters.[1][2]
In 1842, members of the
Moriori slaves in an attempt to establish a settlement.[3]
In the late 1840s, an
Derry Castle. It was also one of three sites occupied by the wartime Cape Expedition coastwatching stations
established on New Zealand's subantarctic islands.
See also
References
- ^ "Other marine protection - Auckland Islands Marine Mammal Sanctuary". Department of Conservation. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ Elder, Vaughan (3 September 2012). "Whale protection call". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ISBN 0-478-14088-6, p. 75
50°32′42″S 166°13′38″E / 50.54500°S 166.22722°E
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