English Explanatory Dictionary

Cook Strait

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A strait that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand, extending northwest to southeast from the Tasman Sea to the south Pacific Ocean.

Word forms

Cook Strait

Etymology

Named after James Cook, the first European commander to sail through it, in 1770.

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