Jack's Bay
Jack's Bay is a small settlement in The Catlins, an area on the southeastern corner of the South Island of New Zealand.[1] It is located six kilometres southwest of Owaka, close to the mouth of the Catlins River. A popular holiday spot with a seasonal population, there are numerous cribs (holiday homes) at the settlement. Jack's Bay is noted for a large blowhole, known as Jack's Blowhole, a 55-metre-deep blowhole that formed when part of a sea cavern's roof collapsed. The blowhole is 200 metres from the sea.[2]
The bay, blowhole and nearby Tuhawaiki Island (sometimes called Jack's Island) are all named after Hone Tūhawaiki (also known as Bloody Jack), a paramount chief of Kai Tahu.[3] After losing a battle with one of Te Rauparaha's scouting parties at , he was trapped with his men on False Island. Tūhawaiki escaped by leaping from the cliffs into the sea and swimming eight kilometres to Tuhawaiki Island.
References[]
- ^ "Jack's Blowhole & Jack's Bay". Catlins, New Zealand. 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Tyerman, Justine (19 July 2020). "Remote and beautiful Jack's Bay". www.gisborneherald.co.nz. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Jack's Blowhole & Tunnel Rocks Reserve". Southland, New Zealand. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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Coordinates: 46°29′44″S 169°42′27″E / 46.49553°S 169.7075°E
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- Populated places in Otago
- The Catlins
- Bays of Otago
- Clutha District
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