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Pegasus Bay is on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Image File history File links NZ-Pegasus_B.png‎ Location map of Pegasus Bay, New Zealand File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links NZ-Pegasus_B.png‎ Location map of Pegasus Bay, New Zealand File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
The South Island The South Island is one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ...
The bay has a sandy beach and runs from Banks Peninsula to the Waipara River mouth. The city of Christchurch is at the southern end of the bay. Banks Peninsula has a roughly circular shape, with many bays and two deep harbours. ...
The Waipara River is in the South Island of New Zealand. ...
For other uses, see Christchurch (disambiguation). ...
The Pegasus was the name of the sailing ship which surveyed part of the South Island in 1809. The first mate of the brig Pegasus, William Stewart, gave Pegasus Bay its name. The captain of the ship, Captain S. Chase, lays claim to correcting James Cook charts by determining that "Banks Island" was in fact a peninsula. 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The Brig Lady Washington For other uses, see Brig (disambiguation). ...
James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ...
Coordinates: 43°20′S 173°00′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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