Hanson Bay

Hanson Bay is a large bay which comprises almost the entire east coast of Chatham Island, the largest island in New Zealand's Chatham Islands archipelago.^[1] It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) in extent, stretching from Okawa Point in the island's northeast to Manukau Point in the southeast. The bay may formerly have been used as a resting ground by southern right whales and dolphins.^[2]

Hanson Bay and Lakes Kairae, Makuku, Kaingarahu and Whanga Lagoon

The Chatham Islands from space. Hanson Bay is shown at the right of the main island.