Complex sentence: To the east, the Tory Channel, a narrow stretch of water, connects Wellington harbour with the Cook Strait and the open sea; beyond Tory Channel are the sheer and scrubby Eastbourne hills, and the high and forested Orongorongo ranges.
Split into simpler sentences: To the east, the Tory Channel, a narrow stretch of water, connects Wellington harbour with the Cook Strait and the open sea. Beyond Tory Channel are the sheer and scrubby Eastbourne hills, and the high and forested Orongorongo ranges.