Golden Bay

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Golden Bay

bay, New Zealand

Also known as: Murderers’ Bay

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…west of Separation Point in Golden Bay. His encounter there with the Māori was a tragic one, and Tasman sailed away naming the area Murderers’ Bay. In 1770 Capt. James Cook sailed past Golden Bay beyond Separation Point into Tasman Bay/Te Tai-o-Aorere; the latter appeared landlocked, and Cook named it…
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…west of Separation Point in Golden Bay. His encounter there with the Māori was a tragic one, and Tasman sailed away naming the area Murderers’ Bay. In 1770 Capt. James Cook sailed past Golden Bay beyond Separation Point into Tasman Bay/Te Tai-o-Aorere; the latter appeared landlocked, and Cook named it…
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