The Kaikoura Peninsula extends into the sea south of, the town and the resulting upwelling currents bring an abundance. Of marine life from the depths of the nearby Hikurangi Trench. The town owes its origin to, this effect since it developed. As a centre for the whaling industry. The name Kaikoura means' meal of crayfish '(Kai - food /, mealK Monica URA - crayfish) and the crayfish industry still plays a role in the economy of the region. However Kaikoura has now. Become a popular, tourist destination mainly for whale watching (the sperm whale watching is perhaps the best and most developed. In the world) and swimming with or near dolphins.There is also a large and readily observed colony of Southern fur seals at the eastern edge of the town. At, low tide. Better viewing of the seals can be had as the ocean gives way to a rocky base which is easily navigable by foot for quite. Some distance.
It is also one of the best reasonably accessible places in the world to see open ocean seabirds such as. Albatrosses petrels and shearwaters,,Including the Hutton 's shearwater which nests high in Kaikoura' s mountains. A strategic plan for the future of the Kaikoura. Coast is being developed by Te Korowai o te Tai, O Marokura the Kaikoura Coastal Guardians. [] [] 4 5
The town has a beautiful. Setting as the, Seaward, Kaikoura mountains a branch of the Southern Alps come nearly, to the sea at this point on the, coast. Because, of thisThere are many walking tracks up and through the mountains. A common one for tourists is the Mt. Fyffe track which winds,, Up Mt. Fyffe and gives, a panoramic view of the Kaikoura peninsula from the summit.
Mt. Fyffe owes its name to the first. Family to settle, in Kaikoura the Fyffe family. The cottage that they lived in built in 1842 still stands,,,And is now a tourist attraction operated by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The construction of the cottage is. Unusual in that the supporting foundations of the house are made of whalebone 6. [].
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