Port Pegasus

Port Pegasus, Stewart Island Place Names
Port Pegasus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pikihatiti ..... Not known, although perhaps for "titi" read "muttonbird

Port South East .... In 1804 the sealer "Honduras Packet" visited Stewart Island, and while in Port Pegasus the rough chart Owen Folger Smith  drew identifies a number of places.

Port Somes .... Joseph Somes was the deputy Governor of the first New Zealand Company. I don't know just who named Port Somes, but doubtless someone trying to gain favour.

Port Pegasus .... In 1809 the vessel "Pegasus" Captn Chase, put into Port Pegasus. This magnificent harbour was charted by William Stewart, first mate. And it was this chart, first published in the "Oriental Navigator" in 1816, that lead to the naming of "Stewart Island"

Sadly many of the names from that chart have been moved or changed.