Cook Strait

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body of water strait

Cook Strait is the narrow, often turbulent body of water separating New Zealand’s North and South Islands, known for its strong currents and challenging maritime conditions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Cook Strait shipping route 1
Cook Strait transport corridor 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water ⓘ
strait ⓘ
climateInfluence channel for westerly winds ⓘ
exposed to southerly storms ⓘ
connects South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Tasman Sea ⓘ
connectsPorts Picton ⓘ
Wellington ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
formsPartOf boundary between New Zealand’s North and South Islands ⓘ
hasFerryService Interislander ferry ⓘ
surface form: Bluebridge ferry

Interislander ferry ⓘ
hasHazard high winds ⓘ
steep seas ⓘ
strong tidal rips ⓘ
hasIndigenousName Te Moana-o-Raukawa ⓘ
hasIsland Kapiti Island (near northern entrance) ⓘ
Mana Island (near northern shore) ⓘ
The Brothers (islands in the strait) ⓘ
hasLighthouse Cape Campbell Lighthouse (on South Island side) ⓘ
Pencarrow Head Lighthouse (near entrance) ⓘ
The Brothers Lighthouse ⓘ
hasMajorCityOnShore Wellington ⓘ
hasMajorTownOnShore Cook Strait region (southern North Island and northern South Island) ⓘ
surface form: Nelson region (via Tasman Bay access)

Picton ⓘ
hasReputationFor challenging maritime conditions ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ
turbulent waters ⓘ
indigenousNameLanguage Māori ⓘ
isPartOfShippingRoute coastal shipping between New Zealand ports ⓘ
isUsedFor commercial shipping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
inter-island transport ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
knownFor dangerous navigation ⓘ
rapidly changing weather ⓘ
rough seas ⓘ
locatedIn southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: South Pacific region

Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
between North Island and South Island of New Zealand ⓘ
minimumWidth about 14 miles ⓘ
about 22 kilometres ⓘ
namedAfter James Cook ⓘ
nameLanguage English ⓘ
oceanographicFeature complex tidal flows ⓘ
strong tidal streams ⓘ
wind-against-tide conditions ⓘ
partOf South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
separates North Island ⓘ
surface form: North Island of New Zealand

South Island ⓘ
surface form: South Island of New Zealand

Referenced by (9)

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

South Island → borderedBy → Cook Strait ⓘ
Tasman Sea → boundedBy → Cook Strait ⓘ
Tasman Sea → connectedTo → Cook Strait ⓘ
South Island → hasBodyOfWater → Cook Strait ⓘ
North Island → hasStrait → Cook Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cook Strait transport corridor
Wellington → locatedOn → Cook Strait ⓘ
Wellington Airport → near → Cook Strait ⓘ
Port of Wellington → partOf → Cook Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cook Strait shipping route