Cook Strait region
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The Cook Strait region is the area of New Zealand surrounding the narrow body of water that separates the North and South Islands, historically significant as a key center of Māori settlement, trade, and conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cook Strait region canonical | 3 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geographical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
South Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tasman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| containsStrait | Cook Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Cook Strait Canyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kāpiti Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlborough Sounds coastline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Arapaoa Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
D’Urville Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Kāpiti Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Mana Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlborough Sounds NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephens Island (Takapourewa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Picton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorPort |
Port of Picton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown |
Blenheim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraparaumu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
Main North Line (South Island)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Island Main Trunk railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Picton Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ State Highway 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportRoute |
Bluebridge ferry route
ⓘ
Interislander ferry route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyInhabitedBy |
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngāti Koata NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Kuia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Raukawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Tama NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Toa NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangitāne NERFINISHED ⓘ Te Āti Awa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ferry crossings between North and South Islands
ⓘ
rough seas ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| locatedAround | Cook Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Zealand ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Te Ika-a-Māui (North Island)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Te Waipounamu (South Island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
North Island of New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key centre of Māori conflict
ⓘ
key centre of Māori settlement ⓘ key centre of Māori trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.