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Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula proper noun: a peninsula of volcanic origin in Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Banks Peninsula

  1. A peninsula of volcanic origin in Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand.

Origin of Banks Peninsula

First named "Banks Island" by Captain James Cook after botanist Joseph Banks, the name was later corrected when it was found to be a peninsula - Cook was probably fooled by the land behind the mountainous peninsula being flat.

Questions about Banks Peninsula

What does Banks Peninsula mean?
Banks Peninsula means a peninsula of volcanic origin in Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Banks Peninsula?
Banks Peninsula is a proper noun.

Words near Banks Peninsula in the dictionary

  1. Banks County
  2. Banks Island
  3. Banks Islands
  4. banks of issue
  5. banks on
  6. Banks Peninsula
  7. banks up
  8. Banks' brown
  9. Banks' browns
  10. Banks-Zaks fixed point
  11. banksall

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