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2 unusual facts about Bight


Bight

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:Not to be confused with Bite or Bight.


Canterbury Bight

The Southern Zone represents the southernmost part of the Canterbury Bight, which runs from Dashing Rocks to the Rangitata River mouth (Hemmingsen, 2004).

Carrick mat

In its basic form it is the same as a 3-lead, 4-bight Turk's head knot.

Eastern nannygai

The eastern nannygai, redfish, bight redfish, red snapper, golden snapper or koarea, Centroberyx affinis, is an alfonsino of the genus Centroberyx.

Flinders Bay

On Matthew Flinders Terra Australis Sheet 1 1801-1803 the area was originally known as Dangerous Bight.

Great Australian Bight

The Eyre Highway passes close to the cliffs of the Bight between the Head of the Bight and Eucla.

The Great Australian Bight was first encountered by European explorers in 1627, when a Dutch navigator, François Thijssen, sailed along its western margins.

New Zealand State Highway 3

From Hawera the highway follows the coast of the South Taranaki Bight southeastwards to Patea and Wanganui before meeting State Highway 1 again at Bulls.

Overhand loop

Made by tying an Overhand knot in the bight, it can be tied anywhere along a rope (does not need any working end).

The John B. Sails

Alan Lomax included the song in his 1935 collection, Deep River of Song, as "Histe Up The John B Sail"; sung by the Cleveland Simmons Group, Old Bight, Cat Island, Bahamas, July 1935.

Warwerort

Warwerort is located along the north coast of the Meldorf Bight east of Büsum and Büsumer Deichhausen.

Weser Depression

The height of this peninsula, comprising Stadland and Butjadingen, lies between 0.8 metres under sea level (NN) and 1.2 metres above it (at a place on the 'neck' of the Jade Bight it reaches 2 metres).

Worimi conservation lands

They were created in February 2007 when Crown land at Stockton Bight was granted to the Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council.


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