Foveaux Strait
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Foveaux Strait is the strait between the South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura of New Zealand. Its European discoverer was Owen Folger Smith in 1804 and it is named after Joseph Foveaux who was Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales at the time.
On the north side of the strait is the harbour of Bluff. On the south side is Stewart Island/Rakiura.
The strait is a rough and often treacherous stretch of water. In 2006, six muttonbirders died when their trawler sank while returning to Bluff. During the previous ten years, another six incidents occurred in the Strait, costing eight lives.
[edit] External links
- Steere, Mike. "Fierce stretch of water takes toll", Southland Times, Fairfax Media, 2006-05-15. Retrieved on 2006-05-15.
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