The strait separating New Zealand's North and South Islands, named for the British explorer James Cook. Its often rough waters are crossed daily by ferries linking Wellington and Picton.
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Source Cook Strait - Wikipedia
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1. Cook Strait - Wikipedia
Infobox, Coordinates field, latitude value
41°13′46″S 174°28′59″E / 41.22944°S 174.48306°E
Infobox, Coordinates field, longitude value
41°13′46″S 174°28′59″E / 41.22944°S 174.48306°E
Shaped By: Sea Level Change, Formation statement for target 287776
Sea levels began to rise 7,000 years ago, eventually separating the islands and linking Cook Strait to the Tasman Sea.
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