Kupe's Sail

Ngā Rā-a-Kupe, formerly known as Kupe's Sail, is a geological formation near the eastern end of Palliser Bay at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand.

Kupe's Sail
Kupe's Sail viewed edge-on

It is composed of sedimentary rock which has been thrust up in an earthquake, resulting in a characteristic flat triangular ridge having the appearance of the kind of sail regularly used by Pacific explorers such as Kupe.

On 7 March 2023, the name of the rock formation was officially gazetted as Ngā Rā-a-Kupe, following the enactment of the Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Claims Settlement Act 2022.[1]

References

  1. "NZGB notices – March 2023". New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 11 June 2023.

Sources

41°36′16″S 175°15′58″E

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