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Cook Strait
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English
Etymology
Named after James Cook, the first European commander to sail through it, in 1770.
Proper noun
Cook Strait
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.
Translations
strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand
Finnish: fi Cookinsalmi
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