Tsibirin Sugar Loaf

Tsibirin Loaf na Sugar (sau da yawa Sugarloaf ; Māori  , lit. '   ) tarin kananan tsibirai biyar ne da ba kowa da kowa da kuma tarin teku da dama kusa da Port Taranaki, New Zealand.

Mafi girma, Tsibirin Moturoa, ya rufe kusan  . Motumahanga shine tsibiri mafi nisa daga tudu, a kusan  .

Ngā Motu yana ɗaya daga cikin wuraren farko da zuriyar Te Whiti o Rongomai ke zama, kuma tsibiran da rafuffuka duk Ngāti Te Whiti iwi ne suka sanya wa suna.  An ba wa rukunin tsibirin sunanta na Ingilishi a cikin 1770 ta James Cook saboda sun tunatar da shi yadda ake adana sukari a cikin tudu a Turai. 

An kafa yankin Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Protected Area (SLIMPA) a cikin 1991 don kare yankin daga binciken mai. Hakan ya karfafa kariyar da aka samu tun lokacin da aka kafa wurin shakatawa na ruwa a shekarar 1986.

A cikin 2013 Sabuwar Majalisar Gundumar Plymouth ta amince gabaɗaya don ba da yankin kariya ga gwamnati don sasantawa da Taranaki da Te Āti Awa iwi. 

 Tsibirin 
Ana iya raba tsibirin Sugar Loaf zuwa ƙungiyoyin tsibirin ciki da na waje. 

Tsibirin ciki sun ƙunshi Mataora ( Round Rock ), Pararaki ( Seagull Rock ) da Motuotamatea ( Snapper Rock ). Mataora yana haɗuwa da babban ƙasa a ƙananan kogin ruwa kamar tombolo, kamar yadda Motuotamatea ke yi akan raƙuman ruwan bazara . An raba Pararaki da Mataora ta hanyar faɗin mita 20.

Tsibirin na waje sun ƙunshi Motumahanga ( Tsibirin Saddleback ) da Moturoa.

An haɗa ƙananan ƙananan duwatsu masu yawa a cikin rukunin tsibirin. Waikaranga ( Seal Rocks ), da Tokatapu suna cikin tekun mita dari da yawa. Kusa da Moturoa lie Whareumu ( Dutsen Zaki ), tulin ciyayi da duwatsu bakarara biyu, da Tokomapuna ( Barrett Reef ).
NameCoordinatesMāoriEnglishInner islandsMataoraRound RockMotuotamateaSnapper RockPararakiSeagull RockOuter islandsMotumahangaSaddleback IslandMoturoa IslandStacksTokomapunaBarrett ReefTokatapuWaikarangaSeal RocksWhareumuLion Rock

 Miketahi 
Mikotahi ya kasance tsibiri ne a da,  tare da pā mai tarihi.   A cikin 1865 an haka rijiyar Alpha  kusa da Mikotahi.  Wannan ita ce rijiyar mai ta farko a cikin wadda a yanzu ake kira Commonwealth kuma daya daga cikin na farko a duniya. Ƙasar tana aiki don maido da ƙasa don Sabuwar Tashar Wutar Lantarki ta Plymouth  ta rage girman tsibirin kuma ta haɗa ta har abada zuwa babban yankin. Akwai rukunin yanar gizo akan abin da ya rage har yau, Mikotahi point.

Mikotahi yana da makwabciyar makwabciyarta wacce ke da alaƙa da babban ƙasa a gindin Paritutu. Mutanen Moturoa sun kira shi Fishing Rock. Tare da kogwanni, wuraren shakatawa na dutse da kewayen rairayin bakin teku an lalata su da yawa daga tononi na mashigar ruwa mai sanyaya da sake fasalin ƙasa don tashar wutar lantarki. 

 Fashewa da hakar ma'adinai 
A farkon karni na 20 Moturoa da Whareumu (Lion Rock) an tarwatsa su da abubuwan fashewa a cikin bege don haɗa tsibiran zuwa Mikotahi da tashar jiragen ruwa mai girma a Moturoa. Bayan wannan da aka watsar da hankali ya juya zuwa ma'adinai Paritutu .  

An canza kamannin tsibiran biyu sosai sakamakon wannan aikin. 

 mazaunin mutane 
Mataora, Motu-o-Tamatea, Moturoa Island, da Mikotahi sun kasance suna farauta, kamun kifi da wuraren tattarawa da wuraren mafaka ga mazauna gida da kuma Taranaki da Te Āti Awa na ɗaruruwan shekaru.  

 Yankin kariya na ruwa 
A cikin 1986, an kare yankin da ke kewaye da tsibirin Sugar Loaf azaman wurin shakatawa na ruwa. Damuwa game da hakar mai ya haifar da ƙarfafa kariyar, ta hanyar aiwatar da Dokar Park Marine Park na 1991 Sugar Loaf Islands . Wani fili mai fadin  wanda ya hada da  na kasa, wanda ya kunshi tsibirai da kewayen teku da tekun da ya ratsa daga Port Taranaki a arewa zuwa rafi na Herekawe a kudu, an kiyaye shi daga kasuwanci da kamun kifi na nishadi da ma'adinai. Dokar ta ɗauki tsibirin Moturoa, Motumahanga, Waikaranga, da Whareumu a matsayin wurare masu tsarki waɗanda ke buƙatar izinin shiga, tare da ragowar yankin wurin shakatawa .   Reef Heron, ƙaramin penguin shuɗi, hatimin fur na New Zealand, da orca ana kula da nau'ikan nau'ikan a yankin.  Tsibiran suna kan hanyoyin ƙaura don tsuntsayen teku, whales, da dolphins . 

A cikin 2008, an kafa  Tapuae Marine Reserve kusa da yankin Sugar Loaf Island Marine Protected Area (SLIMPA).

Tsibirin Sugar Loaf, tare da ƙorafin kan teku kamar Paritutu (  ), wakiltar mafi tsufa aikin volcanic a tsibirin Taranaki. Dating tsakanin 1.7  da 1.74  shekaru miliyan shekaru, an yi imanin tsibiran su zama ragowar faɗuwar zobe ko masu ciyarwa zuwa ɓarnawar iska,  kuma sun ƙunshi ƙaho na porphyritic hornblende andesite .  Ayyukan volcanic a Taranaki daga baya ya koma Kaitake (shekaru 580,000 da suka wuce), sannan ya yi hijira zuwa kudu maso gabas zuwa Pouakai (shekaru 230,000 da suka wuce) da kuma cibiyar aiki na yanzu, Taranaki (na karshe ya barke a 1755). 

Tsibirin Sugar Loaf sune nau'in yanki na taranakite,  wani ma'adinai na phosphate wanda ke samuwa daga amsawar guano tsuntsu tare da duwatsu masu haske da suka hada da tsibiran. Wannan shine sabon nau'in ma'adinai na farko da aka gano a New Zealand. 

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