Foveaux Strait

E172124
body of water strait

Foveaux Strait is the stretch of water separating New Zealand’s South Island from Stewart Island / Rakiura, known for its strong currents and rich fishing grounds.

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Label Occurrences
Foveaux Strait canonical 9

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water ⓘ
strait ⓘ
connects Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Tasman Sea ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
experiences frequent strong winds ⓘ
large swells ⓘ
hasAverageDepth about 30 metres ⓘ
hasClimate cool temperate maritime climate ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal marine ecosystem ⓘ
hasFerryService Bluff–Oban ferry ⓘ
hasHistoricalUse European sealing and whaling routes ⓘ
Māori fishing grounds ⓘ
hasIndigenousPeople Ngāi Tahu iwi ⓘ
surface form: Ngāi Tahu
hasLanguageName Te Ara a Kiwa ⓘ
hasMajorPort Bluff ⓘ
Oban ⓘ
hasMinimumWidth about 14 kilometres ⓘ
hasNavigationHazards shallow waters ⓘ
strong tidal rips ⓘ
submerged rocks ⓘ
hasNearbyCity Invercargill ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies Foveaux Strait oysters ⓘ
blue cod ⓘ
paua (abalone) ⓘ
hasRegulation fisheries management controls ⓘ
isHazardousFor small vessels ⓘ
isImportantFor New Zealand seafood industry ⓘ
regional economy of Southland ⓘ
isManagedBy New Zealand government ⓘ
isNorthOf Stewart Island / Rakiura ⓘ
isSouthOf South Island ⓘ
knownFor oyster fisheries ⓘ
rich fishing grounds ⓘ
rough seas ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ
locatedIn Southland ⓘ
surface form: Southland Region

southern New Zealand ⓘ
namedAfter Joseph Foveaux ⓘ
partOf South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
separates South Island ⓘ
Stewart Island / Rakiura ⓘ
subjectTo strong tidal flows ⓘ
usedFor commercial fishing ⓘ
marine transport ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stewart Island / Rakiura → locatedInBodyOfWater → Foveaux Strait ⓘ
Stewart Island / Rakiura → separatedBy → Foveaux Strait ⓘ
Southland → bordersBodyOfWater → Foveaux Strait ⓘ
Mount Anglem / Hananui → hasViewOf → Foveaux Strait ⓘ
Halfmoon Bay → locatedInBodyOfWater → Foveaux Strait ⓘ
Solander Islands → locatedIn → Foveaux Strait ⓘ
Waiau River → mouth → Foveaux Strait ⓘ
subject surface form: Waiau River (Southland)
Waiau River → flowsInto → Foveaux Strait ⓘ
subject surface form: Waiau River (Southland)
Waiau River → hasMouthIn → Foveaux Strait ⓘ
subject surface form: Waiau River (Southland)