Flowerpot Bay, also spelt Flower Pot Bay, is a small bay, some 250 m across, on the north coast of Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group of New Zealand. With a jetty at its western end, it is the main point of access by sea to the island.
Flowerpot Bay | |
---|---|
![]() Flowerpot Bay in 1877 | |
![]() Pitt Island, Flowerpot Bay is located on the north coast | |
![]() ![]() Flowerpot Bay Location of Flowerpot Bay, east of New Zealand | |
Coordinates: 44°14′24″S 176°16′54″W | |
Country | New Zealand |
Territorial authority | Chatham Islands |
Island | Pitt Island |
Time zone | Chatham Standard Time Zone |
The vicinity of the bay also holds the island's primary school, its church and its only tourist accommodation – the Flowerpot Bay Lodge.[1] The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of endangered Pitt shags, with 75 nests recorded in 1998.[2][3]
Chatham Islands | ||
---|---|---|
Islands (by English name) |
| ![]() |
Islands (by Māori/Moriori name) |
| |
Coastal landforms |
| |
Populated places |
| |
Other geographic features |
| |
Historical events |
|
![]() | This article about the geography of New Zealand's outlying islands is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |