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		A firth is generally the result of ice age glaciation and is very often associated with a large river, where erosion caused by the tidal effects of incoming sea water passing upriver has widened the riverbed to an estuary.
		The Firth of Inverness is rarely identified on modern maps, but forms a connection via the River Ness, Loch Ness and the other lochs of the Great Glen and stretches of the Caledonian Canal with the Firth of Lorne on the west coast of Scotland.
		The Firth of Thames is a bay at the mouth of the Waihou River in New Zealand.
	www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=Firth (862 words)

	Firth of Thames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Firth of Thames is the large bay to the southeast.
		It is the firth of the rivers Waihou and Piako, the former of which was formerly named the Thames River.
		The firth lies at the southern end of the Hauraki Gulf between the Coromandel Peninsula and Hunua Ranges, southeast of the city of Auckland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Firth_of_Thames (152 words)

	Thames, New Zealand
		Thames, the largest place on the Coromandel Peninsula, lies on the west side at the point where the Waihou River flows into the Firth of Thames.
		Captain Cook anchored in the Firth of Thames in November 1769 and surveyed the area at the mouth of the Waihou River.
		After the discovery in 1852 of seams of gold-bearing quartz in the Coromandel Range the population of the peninsula increased enormously in the 1870s, for a time passing the 20,000 mark.
	www.planetware.com /new-zealand/thames-nz-wk-t.htm (174 words)

	THAMES - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		Thames is situated on the south-east coast of the Firth of Thames on the banks of the Kauaeranga River and about 1 mile north of the mouth of the Waihou River.
		The Thames district was settled by the Ngati Maru.
		The borough of Thames was constituted on 8 November 1873.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/T/Thames/Thames (912 words)

	Thames, New Zealand - About The School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The New Zealand TEFL International school is located in the picturesque town of Thames, the gateway to The Coromandel Region.
		Thames is a historical town just a short 1-2 hour drive to four major New Zealand cities; Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga.
		Thames is located on the edge of calm ocean waters of the "Firth of Thames" and enjoys the backdrop of the majestic Coromandel Ranges.
	www.teflcourse.net /thames-about.htm (109 words)

	Thames, New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thames is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island.
		It is located on the Firth of Thames close to the mouth of the Waihou River, at 37.08 S, 175.32 E. The town is the seat of the Thames-Coromandel District Council.
		The town was initially built during a gold rush, and its population peaked at about 18,000 in 1868, for a while it was thought it would replace Auckland as the major town in the area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thames,_New_Zealand (450 words)

	Thames Information Centre - Thames - Coromandel Peninsula - New Zealand
		Thames is an historical town situated between the calm waters of the Firth of Thames and the majestic ranges of the Coromandel.
		The Thames Coast, a beautiful stretch of scenic coastline just north of Thames, also offers a variety of activities and accommodation and is a great place to do a spot of fishing.
		Thames boasts many pre-school/childcare facilities, several primary schools, a high school, as well as tertiary courses and continuing education programmes.
	www.thames-info.co.nz /information.htm (352 words)

	Thames - New Zealand
		Thames, once a wild colonial gold rush town is today the largest commercial centre in the region.
		Thames is situated on the west side of the Peninsula just one and a half hours easy drive from Auckland, Hamilton or Tauranga.
		The western coastline of the Firth of Thames is known as the Seabird Coast after the thousands of birds which are attracted by the region's wetlands and feeding areas.
	www.coromandelfun.co.nz /thames.html (1278 words)

	EW Firth of Thames (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The southern shore of the Firth of Thames is one of the richest wading bird habitats in the country.
		The Firth of Thames is under increasing pressure from human activities, including land use in the catchment and the development of large-scale marine farms.
		The southern shore of the Firth of Thames is listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention (an inter-governmental treaty on wetlands).
	www.ew.govt.nz.cob-web.org:8888 /enviroinfo/coasts/coastalcasestudies/firthofthames.htm (912 words)

	Location of the Miranda Shorebird Centre
		WHERE: The Miranda Shorebird Centre is located on the Firth of Thames, one hour south east of Auckland and half an hour west of the Coromandel Peninsula.
		The Firth of Thames, extending north from the Hauraki Plains and flanked by the bush clad hills of the Hunua Ranges to the west and the Coromandel Ranges to the east, includes the intertidal flats totalling up to 8500 hectares.
		The Firth of Thames is listed under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international significance.
	www.miranda-shorebird.org.nz /location.html (303 words)

	33 PATUI - Bed & Breakfast Accommodation Thames, New Zealand
		In the late 19th century, this town was one of New Zealand’s largest – built on the pioneering industries of gold and Kauri logging.
		Thames School of Mines Museum – an excellent display of minerals is found in this adjoining facility.
		Thames Market - held every Saturday morning at the Grahamstown end of Pollen St, with an interesting range of stalls including local crafts, produce, plants and collectibles.
	www.thecoromandel.com /33patui/thames.html (344 words)

	Mud, glorious mud - NIWA Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A mussel farm in the Firth of Thames in New Zealand's North Island.
		For the Firth of Thames, the Waihou River is an important local source of nutrients and sediments, and there are two large mussel farms already developed or proposed in its waters (see box below: Ecosystem effects of mussel aquaculture).
		For her fieldwork in the Firth of Thames, Hilke used benthic chambers to investigate the seasonal changes in benthic activity and nutrient regeneration rates under a mussel farm and at a nearby control site.
	www.niwascience.co.nz /pubs/wa/13-3/mud (1417 words)

	Firth of Thames Marine Farming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A preliminary report, jointly commissioned by the Auckland Regional Council and Environment Waikato, into marine farming in the Firth of Thames recommends more detailed research be undertaken before more marine farming is considered in the Firth.
		Studies aim to identify sustainable levels of marine farming in the Firth that will avoid any flow-on effects to ecology in the Firth and within the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
		The report "Factors related to the sustainability of shellfish aquaculture operations in the Firth of Thames: a preliminary analysis" is available from Auckland Regional Council on 09 366 2000 or 0800 8060 40.
	www.arc.govt.nz /?7A0974E4-7ABB-4E1F-A387-C405B70D917A (307 words)

	Thames New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Thames is a unique historical town in the North Island of New Zealand.
		The Thames Coast is 35 km of shoreline, particularly stunning in December when the native pohutukawa trees, also known as New Zealand's Christmas Tree, display their brilliant red flowers.
		The picturesque town of Thames is just a short 1-2 hour drive from four major New Zealand cities: Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga.
	www.teflcourse.net /thames_new_zealand.cfm (331 words)

	Thames, North Island, New Zealand
		Known as the Gateway to the Coromandel, Thames is the region's largest town and an excellent base for exploring this beautiful part of New Zealand.
		Thames was home to about 20,000 miners during that time, many of whom spent their earnings at the 100 hotels that were said to crowd its main street.
		Area: Township on the south-eastern shoreline of the Firth of Thames.
	www.jasons.com /bounce.cfm?cl=00053790&link=www.jasons.com/001246~@~NZL~@~NI~@~COROMANDEL~@~THAME~@~PG~@~1~@~00053790.mel (502 words)

	Firth of Thames (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The shallow tidal flats of the Firth of Thames (Tikapa Moana) exposed at ebb tide cover approx 8500 hectares and include shallow estuarine water and mudflats, shell banks, grass flats, mangrove forest, salt marsh and limited freshwater swamp margins.
		The Firth of Thames is one of New Zealand’s three most important coastal stretches for shorebirds.
		The Firth of Thames provides an important fishery of local significance with flounder and snapper the main species caught as well as incidental catches of other species such as sandshark.
	www.doc.govt.nz /Conservation/Wetlands/020~Wetlands-in-New-Zealand/004~Waikato/Firth-of-Thames.asp (627 words)

	firth - Columbia Encyclopedia article about firth (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		firth or frith, Scottish term applied to an arm of the sea, usually an estuary or strait.
		For Firth of Clyde, see Clyde Firth of Clyde, c.50 mi (80 km) long and 2 to 25 mi (3.2–40 km) wide, an arm of the North Channel, extends SW from Dunoon to Ailsa Craig.
		Noel Vanstone have been traced across the Solway Firth to Dumfries, and thence to a cottage a few miles from the town, on the banks of the Nith.
	columbia.thefreedictionary.com.cob-web.org:8888 /firth (310 words)

	Thames
		Thames is only a ninety minute drive from Auckland and is the gateway to the Coromandel.
		Ngatea is just ten minutes away from Thames and is worth stopping at on your journey to Thames.
		This cafe is on your left hand side on your way to Thames in the small village of Waitakaruru.
	www.kidsfriendlynz.com /destination/northisland/thames.html (284 words)

	New Zealand Firth of Thames (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Firth of Thames is the firth of the two rivers Waihou and Piako.
		The word firth comes from Scotland, which is used for a large sea bay which may be part of a mouth of a river.
		There is firth that is found in many different part of the world as Firth of Clyde, Cromarty Firth, Moray Firth, Pentland Firth, and Solway Firth.
	www.new-zealand-nz.net.cob-web.org:8888 /coromandel/firth_of_thames.html (197 words)

	New Zealand Accommodation + Coromandel
		The west coast of the Peninsula forms one side of the Firth of Thames, with the historical gold mining and picturesque towns of Thames and Coromandel, while down the spine of the Peninsula runs a rugged natural bush covered mountain range - clearly visible from Auckland on a fine autumn day.
		Between Thames and Whangamata, forming the base of the Peninsula, is the gold mining town of Wahi.
		In 1867 Gold was discovered again in Thames and at the township Coromandel but required mechanical crushers to release the ore. At a number of places throughout the Coromandel, old crusher or stamper batters can be seen and the place is littered with old mine shafts where the miners chased the veins of precious metal.
	www.innz.co.nz /themes/coromandel.html (569 words)

	EW Ecological Sustainability Assessment for the Firth of Thames Shellfish Aquaculture : Task 1 - Hydrodynamic Modelling
		Auckland Regional Council, Environment Waikato and the Western Firth Consortium contracted NIWA to undertake an ecological sustainability assessment for aquaculture in the Firth of Thames.
		This report addresses hydrodynamic modelling of the Firth of Thames to produce a series of spatially resolved timeseries of velocity vectors, temperature and salinity as inputs to biological modelling.
		Tides dominated the instantaneous flow field in the Firth of Thames, with strongest flows in the outer Firth reaching 0.2 and 0.4 ms-1 during neap and spring tides, respectively.
	www.ew.govt.nz /publications/technicalreports/tr0505.htm?version=print (433 words)

	THAMES - Online Information article about THAMES
		Firth of Thames, a deep inlet of the Hauraki Gulf of the See also:
		district watered by the Thames river is auriferous; Waitekuri (40 m.) and Karangahake (28 m.
		The scenery along its course is pleasant, and at Ohinemuri (20 M. from Thames) it flows through a See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /TAV_THE/THAMES.html (336 words)

	The Coromandel New Zealand - Thames and Thames Coast
		The Coromandel New Zealand - Thames and Thames Coast
		In the late 19th century, this town was one of New Zealand's largest - built on the pioneering industries of gold and Kauri logging.
		Thames School of Mines Museum - an excellent display of minerals is found in this adjoining facility.
	www.thecoromandel.com /thames.html (406 words)

	History of Thames - Coromandel Peninsula - New Zealand
		township, or "The Thames" as it was often referred to, based at the foot of the Firth of Thames has been established for around 125 years by the pakeha although there had been Maori pa sites dating back well before the 1820's.
		The first major discovery was made on August 10, 1867 by a prospector, William Hunt, in a waterfall in the bed of the Kuranui Stream.
		Towards the end of the last century Thames was the largest centre of population in New Zealand with 18,000 inhabitants and well over 100 hotels and three theatres.
	www.thepeninsula.co.nz /thames/history.htm (284 words)

	thames coromandel information, activities, and accommodation
		The Thames School of Mines and Mineralogical Museum has a great specimen collection of rocks in cases.
		For a general history of Thames, visit the Thames Historical Museum.
		View migratory bird life on the Firth of Thames.
	www.goldmine-experience.co.nz /local.html (616 words)

	Drunken Incident - Sailing Anarchy Forums
		A Thames man, who made a drunken boat trip from the Kaiaua Hotel across the Firth of Thames, losing a passenger overboard on the way, has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the incident.
		About 10 minutes from Thames the Melissa Dawn ran out of fuel and it was discovered Mr Makiri had fallen overboard.
		A search and rescue operation was started for Mr Makiri, who was found alive nine hours later swimming naked in the Firth of Thames.
	www.sailinganarchy.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=5566 (512 words)

	Thames coast accommodation- holiday homes and baches to rent
		Across the road the estuary flows into the Firth of Thames.The flounders hide in the estuary and tasty mussels at low tide are just a walk away.An excellent boat ramp is a short distance from our bach and only 10 minutes by boat to tie up to the mussel farms.
		Firth of Thames opposite, fishing and mussels almost available on the doorstep.
		Fantastic fishing spot and within 1 hour of East Coast beaches, 15 minutes North of Thames, and 40 minutes from Coromandel township.
	www.bookabach.co.nz /__Thames_Coast.cfm (328 words)

	Ocean View on Thames : Bed and Breakfast in Thames, Coromandel Accommodation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bed and breakfast in Thames, overlooking the township with mesmirizing views of the Firth of Thames.
		Ocean View on Thames Bed and Breakfast is situated high on the hill overlooking the Thames township and the mesmerizing Firth of Thames.
		The views are indescribable and you will feel like you are on top of the world although only two minutes to the town centre and the coast.
	www.tourism.net.nz /new-zealand/accommodation/bed-and-breakfast/coromandel/ocean-view-on-thames (785 words)

	Principal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		We think Thames is a pretty exciting place with its close proximity to the coastal waters of the Firth of Thames, where its abundant fish and fabulous sunsets continue to amaze and delight us.
		Thames South School is set on the flats below the bush clad hills surrounding the town.
		We have a fabulous team of energetic and resourceful teachers and support staff, whose job it is to make our school really special for all our children, and they do.
	www.angelfire.com /home/thamessouth/principal.htm (188 words)

	EW Coromandel/Firth of Thames Integrated Coastal Planning Project
		Environment Waikato has commissioned a study to explore with other resource management agencies in the east coast of the Waikato region (Coromandel/Firth of Thames) a framework for integrated planning for the use, development and protection of the coastal environment.
		This model is characterised by resource management agencies making joint management plans, which cover multiple jurisdictions, which encompass both the land and sea of the coastal environment, and are at a scale, which is locally relevant for particular areas of the coast.
		The Coromandel/Firth of Thames is an extensive geographic area.
	www.ew.govt.nz /publications/technicalreports/tr0612.htm (358 words)

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