Pegasus Bay
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Pegasus Bay
a very large bay in the South Island of New Zealand which extends from Banks Peninsula to north of the Waipara River, including Christchurch beaches such as New Brighton. In 1809 the brig Pegasus surveyed the east coast of the South Island and corrected Cook's charts, establishing that ‘Banks Island’ is a peninsula. Pegasus Bay was initially called ‘Cook's Mistake’.
Origin: named by Captain Chase of the Pegasus
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Pegasus Bay
Pegasus Bay is on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
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Location
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.
Rivers
Rivers flowing into Pegasus Bay, from north to south, are:
- Waipara River
- Ashley River
- Waimakariri River
- Avon River and Heathcote River via the Avon Heathcote Estuary
Naming
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.[1] The captain of the ship, Captain Samuel Chase (not to be confused with his contemporary, Captain Samuel Rodman Chace),[2] lays claim to correcting James Cook's charts by determining that "Banks Island" was in fact a peninsula.
References
- ^ http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/Chronology/Year/1809.asp
- ^ Entwisle, Peter (2005). Taka: a vignette life of William Tucker 1784-1817. Port Daniel Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-473-10098-3. http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=ELYS5ftt7NgC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=%22The+pegasus%22+captain+samuel+chace+-wikipedia&ct=result#v=onepage&q=%22The%20pegasus%22%20captain%20samuel%20chase&f=false. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
Coordinates: 43°20′S 173°00′E / 43.333°S 173°E
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