Captain James Cook, sailing in HMS Endeavour, entered the bay on 12 October 1769. After exploring it, he named it for Sir Edward Hawke, First Lord of the Admiralty, on 15 October 1769, describing it as some 13 leagues (about 40 miles (64 km)) across. Hawke had decisively defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759.[2]
Hawke Bay at Napier
This part of the New Zealand coast is subject to tectonic uplift, with the land being raised out of the sea. For this reason, the coastal land in this area has significant marine deposits, with both marine and land dinosaur fossils having been found inland. The Napier earthquake of 3 February 1931 resulted in several parts of the seabed close to the city of Napier being raised above sea level.[3] Because the central mountain ranges come close to the coast at the north end of the bay, much of the bay's northerly coastline has deeply eroded tablelands that end in steep seaside cliffs which descend to narrow beaches.
Despite the bay being renamed Hawke Bay, without an apostrophe, the region surrounding it continues to bear the former name of Hawke's Bay. Several medium-sized towns are located in the immediate surrounds of the bay, including Wairoa at the mouth of the Wairoa River and its flood plain in the north, the so-called 'twin cities' of Napier and Hastings in the south, and the town of Havelock North slightly further inland.[4]Napier Port serves as the main export port for the region, and is the second largest in the North Island by tonnage.[5]
^ abFindlay, Alexander G. (1851). "New Zealand". A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean. R.H. Laurie. p. 732 – via Internet Archive. hawke bay water sir edward hawke.
^Hull, Alan G. (April 1990). "Tectonics of the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 33 (2): 309–320. Bibcode:1990NZJGG..33..309H. doi:10.1080/00288306.1990.10425689.
^"Cities and towns: Napier-Hastings | NauMai NZ". naumainz.studyinnewzealand.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^Taylor, Colin (18 October 2014). "Port a place to harbour dreams". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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hawke, this, article, about, body, water, surrounding, region, hawke, māori, matau, māui, formerly, named, hawke, large, east, coast, north, island, zealand, surrounded, hawke, region, stretches, from, māhia, peninsula, northeast, cape, kidnappers, kauwae, māu. This article is about the body of water For the surrounding region see Hawke s Bay Hawke Bay Maori Te Matau a Maui formerly named Hawke s Bay 1 is a large bay on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand 2 surrounded by the Hawke s Bay region It stretches from Mahia Peninsula in the northeast to Cape Kidnappers Te Kauwae a Maui in the southwest a distance of some 90 kilometres 56 mi Hawke BayTe Matau a Maui Maori NASA satellite photo of Hawke BayHawke BayLocationHawke s BayCoordinates39 20 S 177 30 E 39 333 S 177 500 E 39 333 177 500TypeBightEtymologyNamed after Edward Hawke 1st Baron HawkePart ofSouth Pacific OceanPrimary inflowsNuhaka River Wairoa River Mohaka River Esk River Tutaekuri River Ngaruroro River Clive River Tukituki RiverOcean sea sourcesSouth Pacific OceanBasin countries New ZealandMax width91 kilometres 57 mi Shore length1166 kilometres 103 mi SettlementsNapier Hastings Wairoa1 Shore length is not a well defined measure Captain James Cook sailing in HMS Endeavour entered the bay on 12 October 1769 After exploring it he named it for Sir Edward Hawke First Lord of the Admiralty on 15 October 1769 describing it as some 13 leagues about 40 miles 64 km across Hawke had decisively defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759 2 Hawke Bay at Napier This part of the New Zealand coast is subject to tectonic uplift with the land being raised out of the sea For this reason the coastal land in this area has significant marine deposits with both marine and land dinosaur fossils having been found inland The Napier earthquake of 3 February 1931 resulted in several parts of the seabed close to the city of Napier being raised above sea level 3 Because the central mountain ranges come close to the coast at the north end of the bay much of the bay s northerly coastline has deeply eroded tablelands that end in steep seaside cliffs which descend to narrow beaches Despite the bay being renamed Hawke Bay without an apostrophe the region surrounding it continues to bear the former name of Hawke s Bay Several medium sized towns are located in the immediate surrounds of the bay including Wairoa at the mouth of the Wairoa River and its flood plain in the north the so called twin cities of Napier and Hastings in the south and the town of Havelock North slightly further inland 4 Napier Port serves as the main export port for the region and is the second largest in the North Island by tonnage 5 References edit Place name detail Hawke Bay New Zealand Gazetteer New Zealand Geographic Board Retrieved 6 June 2022 a b Findlay Alexander G 1851 New Zealand A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean R H Laurie p 732 via Internet Archive hawke bay water sir edward hawke Hull Alan G April 1990 Tectonics of the 1931 Hawke s Bay earthquake New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 33 2 309 320 Bibcode 1990NZJGG 33 309H doi 10 1080 00288306 1990 10425689 Cities and towns Napier Hastings NauMai NZ naumainz studyinnewzealand govt nz Retrieved 6 June 2022 Taylor Colin 18 October 2014 Port a place to harbour dreams The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 18 October 2014 External links edit nbsp Media related to Hawke Bay at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hawke Bay amp oldid 1193420783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
