The Colville Channel is one of three channels connecting the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana with the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Auckland, New Zealand.[1] It is the easternmost channel, lying between the southern end of Great Barrier Island and Cape Colville at the northern tip of the Coromandel Peninsula. The tiny Channel Island lies in the centre of the channel.

Colville Channel
view of Great Barrier island and the Colville Channel from Sanby Bay
View of Great Barrier Island and the Colville Channel from Sanby Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula
Location in the Auckland Region
Location in the Auckland Region
Colville Channel
Location in the Auckland Region
LocationAuckland Region, New Zealand
Coordinates36°23′31″S 175°25′34″E / 36.392°S 175.426°E / -36.392; 175.426
Part ofHauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana

The other two channels are the Cradock Channel and the Jellicoe Channel.

References

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  1. ^ "Place name detail: Colville Channel". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 April 2010.