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Feature shown on: NZMS260 A44 A45; See [history relating to Cook's place names](https://earth.google.com/web/data=Mj8KPQo7CiExMjJfZ1puZmJFV2hFRFlvSFVNVG5YU05CRWZTYTBfSWoSFgoUMEJBRkFGRkE0NjEwMDQ2NDIzNTc); 'On his 1773 visit Captain James Cook sent two boats to test the waters ahead of the Resolution’s entry into Dusky Sound, naming Prove Island after the task was completed.' Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.