Banks Peninsula

proper noun

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

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Meanings

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

Origin

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.

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APA

Banks Peninsula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banks%20Peninsula

MLA

“Banks Peninsula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banks%20Peninsula. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Banks Peninsula,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banks%20Peninsula.

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