Southland Plains

The Southland Plains is the name of a large lowland in the south of the South Island of New Zealand. It is bounded on the north by the Hokonui Hills and includes a substantial portion of the Southland region, including the largest cities in the region, Invercargill and Gore. On the Southland Plains is located with the most fertile farmland in New Zealand.

The plain extends from the Waiau River in the west to the Mataura River, which forms the border to the east Otago. The area can be divided into three major sections: the Southland Plain, the Waimea Plains and the plain to the west near the Waiau river.

The Southland and Waimea Plains west are separated Gore from the highlands of Hokonui Hills. The Southland Plain is located north of Invercargill and was formed from several major rivers, the Aparima, Oreti and Makarewa River. These extend here etwwa 45 km from the inland to the coast of Foveaux Strait. Its area is nearly 1500 km ².

North-east of Invercargill, the Waimea Plains of the Mataura River and its tributary the Waimea River extending to the town of Gore in the country. On the southern edge they are to Awarua Plain, an area of ​​marshland that extends from the vicinity of Bluff to the foot of the Catlins in the east. This area includes an additional 2,000 km ².

To the west is a third level in the lower reaches and mouth of the Waiau River. This smaller plane is bounded by the Longwood Range and Takitimu Mountains to the east and Fiordland in the west.