This is Kenepuru Sound in the Marlborough Sounds. One meaning of ‘kenepuru’ is silt. In the foreground silt can be seen extending about two-thirds of the way out from shore. A number of Māori place names relate to the soil in a particular area.
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Photograph by Jock Phillips
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