Delaware Bay is an indentation in the New Zealand South Island coast east of Pepin Island, to the north of Nelson.[1] It is part of the larger Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. The bay is named after the Delaware, a newly built brig which sank here on its maiden voyage from Nelson to Napier in 1863, an incident best remembered for the dramatic rescue attempts by a group of local Māori.[2]

References

  1. ^ Reed New Zealand atlas (2004) Auckland: Reed Publishing. ISBN 0 7900 0952 8
  2. ^ "The wreck of the Delaware Archived 23 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine", nzhistory.net, 15 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

41°09′S 173°28′E / 41.150°S 173.467°E / -41.150; 173.467


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