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The interpretation of Ui-te-Rangiora reaching Antarctic waters has been questioned. [5] Anderson et al. note that there is no mention of an Antarctic voyage in the original legend, and that it is first mentioned in the story of his descendant Te Aru Tanga Nuku, who wished to "behold all the wonderful things on the ocean" seen by his ancestor. [6]
Oral history describes Ui-te-Rangiora, around the year 650, leading a fleet of Waka Tīwai south until they reached, "a place of bitter cold where rock-like structures rose from a solid sea". [53] The brief description might match the Ross Ice Shelf or possibly the Antarctic mainland , [ 54 ] but may be a description of icebergs surrounded by ...
In the late 19th century, New Zealand anthropologist Percy Smith proposed a theory about a Polynesian explorer named Ui-te-Rangiora, who may have reached Antarctica or subantarctic islands. [1] By the early 20th century, efforts began to promote Nathaniel Palmer's 1820 expedition, which sighted the Antarctic Peninsula in November of that year.
Māori legend, Ui-te-rangiora, is described in oral tradition as having reached Antarctic waters. Women were included in these explorations. Women were included in these explorations. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The mountains of Princess Elizabeth Land are located in the region Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica, between 73° E and 87° 55' 20" E.This region is claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory.
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Rangiora is 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Christchurch's Cathedral Square or 20 minutes drive north of the Christchurch International Airport. It is close to the northern end of Canterbury's Inland Scenic Route (formerly State Highway 72), which skirts the inner edge of the Canterbury Plains, running southwest to Timaru via Oxford and Geraldine.