Foveaux Strait
Foveaux Strait is a strait that separates Stewart Island from the South Island of New Zealand. The width of the strait ranges from about 23 to 53 km, and the depth varies between 18 and 46 m.
- Strait
- …is also known as “Te Ara-a-Kiwa”
- Description: strait in New Zealand between Stewart Island / Rakiura and South Island / Te Waipounamu
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
-46.70843° or 46° 42′ 30″ south
Longitude
168.01009° or 168° 0′ 36″ east
Open location code
4V5C72R6+J2
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Foveaux Strait” goes by many names.
Estrechu de FoveauxAsturian
Fovo boğazıAzerbaijani
Estret FoveauxCatalan
Foveaux StraitCebuano
弗佛海峽Chinese
福沃海峡Chinese
福沃海峽Chinese
Foveauxův průlivCzech
FoveauxstraatDutch
Straat FoveauxDutch
Markolo FoveauxEsperanto
Foveaux‘ väinEstonian
Foveaux’nsalmiFinnish
ფოვოს სრუტეGeorgian
מצר פובוHebrew
फोवेक्स जलसन्धिHindi
फोवो जलसन्धिHindi
Foveaux-szorosHungarian
Te Ara a KiwaHungarian
Selat FoveauxIndonesian
Stretto di FoveauxItalian
フォーボー海峡Japanese
포보 해협Korean
Fovo sąsiaurisLithuanian
Фовоов ПротокMacedonian
Te Ara-a-KiwaMaori
फोवो जलसन्धिNewari
Foveaux-sundetNorwegian Nynorsk
Cieśnina FoveauxPolish
ФовоRussian
Foveauxov prielivSlovak
Foveaux StraitSlovenian
Foveaux BoğazıTurkish
ФовоUkrainian
Culfor FoveauxWelsh
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