Hawke's Bay

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专有名词
  1. A large region on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
  2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Named after a large bay, Hawke Bay, which was named after Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705 - 1781). The name was given by explorer James Cook (1728 - 1779).
The town in Newfoundland was named by Cook during his survey of Newfoundland in honor of Hawke's victory at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759.
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