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Detailed explanation-1: -Cook Strait, which was seen in the news, recently is located in which country? Notes: Cook Strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cook Strait, strait separating the North and South islands of New Zealand, extending northwest to southeast from the Tasman Sea to the south Pacific Ocean. About 14 miles (23 km) wide at its narrowest point, it averages 420 feet (128 m) in depth.

Detailed explanation-3: -The strait is 22 km across at its narrowest point (between Cape Terawhiti and Arapawa Island), but “swims” a bit longer due to cross-currents. Barrie Devenport completed the first Cook Strait swim in 1962, although there are Māori legends of earlier swims.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cook Strait Canyon starts just 10 kilometres off the coast in 50 metre water depths and plunges to 3000 metres south of Cape Palliser.