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It is Foveaux Strait, named after Joseph Foveaux (1765-1846), a colonial administrator in Australia.

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The stretch of water separating Stewart Island from the bottom of the South Island is the Foveaux (pronounced 'foe-vo') Strait. It is also known as Te Ara a Kiwa.

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