Cloudy Bay

Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay
Te Koko-o-Kupe (Māori)
View of Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay from a beach
Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay, looking towards Te Whanganui / Port Underwood
Location of Te Koko-o-Kupe
Location of Te Koko-o-Kupe
Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay
Location of Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay
Location of Te Koko-o-Kupe
Location of Te Koko-o-Kupe
Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay
Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay (New Zealand)
LocationMarlborough District
Coordinates41°25′S 174°04′E / 41.417°S 174.067°E / -41.417; 174.067
TypeBay
EtymologyThe scoop of Kupe (from Māori)
Part ofCook Strait
Primary inflowsWairau River, Ōpaoa River
Ocean/sea sourcesPacific Ocean
Basin countries New Zealand
Max. width20 kilometres (12 mi)
BenchesWairau Bar

Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay is located at the northeast of New Zealand's South Island, to the south of the Marlborough Sounds and north of Clifford Bay. In August 2014, the name Cloudy Bay, given by Captain Cook in 1770, was officially altered to Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay,[1] with the Māori name recalling the early explorer Kupe scooping up oysters from the bay. The area lends its name to one of the best known New World white wines (Cloudy Bay Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc) although the grapes used in production of that wine are grown in the Marlborough wine region further inland.

  1. ^ "NZGB decisions". Land Information New Zealand. August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.