Te Ara a Kiwa

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Te Ara a Kiwa is the Māori name for Foveaux Strait, the body of water separating New Zealand’s South Island from Stewart Island/Rakiura.

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Label Occurrences
Te Ara a Kiwa canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
strait
connects Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Tasman Sea NERFINISHED
country New Zealand
hasAssociatedTown Oban NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Māori NERFINISHED
Ngāi Tahu NERFINISHED
hasEnglishName Foveaux Strait NERFINISHED
hasFerryRoute Bluff–Oban ferry NERFINISHED
hasMāoriNameFor Foveaux Strait NERFINISHED
hasNameMeaning The Pathway of Kiwa NERFINISHED
hasNavigationHazards heavy swells
reefs
strong winds
hasNearbyIsland Centre Island NERFINISHED
Dog Island NERFINISHED
Ruapuke Island NERFINISHED
hasNearbyPort Bluff NERFINISHED
Invercargill NERFINISHED
hasStrongCurrents true
isBetween South Island NERFINISHED
Stewart Island/Rakiura NERFINISHED
isImportantFor blue cod fisheries
oyster fisheries
pāua fisheries
isInRegion Te Waipounamu (South Island) maritime area NERFINISHED
isKnownFor cold waters
rich marine life
isNotedFor rough seas
strong tidal flows
isPartOfTraditionalTerritoryOf Ngāi Tahu NERFINISHED
isSouthOf New Zealand mainland
languageOfName Māori NERFINISHED
locatedIn Southland region NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Stewart Island/Rakiura NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf South Island NERFINISHED
partOf Southern Ocean NERFINISHED
separates Rakiura NERFINISHED
South Island NERFINISHED
Stewart Island/Rakiura NERFINISHED
Te Waipounamu NERFINISHED
usedFor fishing
maritime transport

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Foveaux Strait hasLanguageName Te Ara a Kiwa