What is the name of the narrow strip of water that separates the North and South Islands, notorious for its rough seas and strong tidal currents?

• A Foveaux Strait
• B Bass Strait
• C Cook Strait ✓
• D Torres Strait

Cook Strait, named after Captain James Cook who first charted it in 1770, is 22 kilometres wide at its narrowest point and connects the Tasman Sea to the Pacific Ocean.