Pegasus Bay

Pegasus Bay is a bay on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand in the New Zealand region of Canterbury. It extends to a length of about 100 kilometers in a semi-circular arch of the mouth of the Waipara River in the Pacific to the Banks Peninsula. The city of Christchurch is located on the southern end of the bay.

In addition to the Waipara River and the Ashley River and the Waimakariri River flow into the Pegasus Bay.

Along the bay there are some 50 kilometers of sandy beach, opposite to the other rocky beaches, a strong contrast. Because of the many beaches along the coastline and the prevailing wind conditions, good area for surfers is very attractive.

The name Pegasus Bay is derived from a sailing ship named Pegasus, which explored this part of the coast of the South Island in 1809. The mate of the ship, William Stewart, the bay gave its present name. This fact-finding trip the master of the ship also stated that the registered of James Cook as an island in the cards Banks Iceland, the southern completion of Pegasus Bay, is actually a peninsula and since then Banks Peninsula ie.

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• Bay in New Zealand
• Bay in Australia and Oceania
• Bay ( Pacific Ocean )
• Canterbury ( region )