English Explanatory Dictionary

Banks Peninsula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A peninsula of volcanic origin in Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand.

Word forms

Banks Peninsula

Etymology

First named "Banks Island" by Captain James Cook after botanist Joseph Banks, the name was later corrected when it was found to be a peninsula - Cook was probably fooled by the land behind the mountainous peninsula being flat.

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