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Tory Channel is one of the drowned valleys that form the Marlborough Sounds
Marlborough Sounds

The Marlborough Sounds are an extensive network of rias created by a combination of subsidence and rising sea levels at the north of the South Island of New Zealand....
 in New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
.

Tory Channel is named after the "Tory", a pioneer ship that brought British colonists to Wellington in 1840. It lies to the south of Arapawa Island
Arapawa Island

Arapawa Island is a small island located in the Marlborough Sounds, at the north east tip of the South Island of New Zealand.The island has a land area of 75 km? ....
, separating it from the mainland. At its western end it joins the larger Queen Charlotte Sound
Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand

Queen Charlotte Sound is the easternmost of the main sounds of the Marlborough Sounds, in New Zealand's South Island. It is, like the other sounds, a drowned valley, and like the majority of its neighbours it runs southwest to northeast before joining Cook Strait....
, which it meets halfway along the latter's length. Its eastern end meets Cook Strait close to the latter's narrowest point.

Tory Channel forms a substantial part of the ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 route between Wellington and Picton
Picton, New Zealand

Picton is a town in the Marlborough, New Zealand region of New Zealand. It is near the head of Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand near the north-east corner of the South Island....
.






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Tory Channel is one of the drowned valleys that form the Marlborough Sounds
Marlborough Sounds

The Marlborough Sounds are an extensive network of rias created by a combination of subsidence and rising sea levels at the north of the South Island of New Zealand....
 in New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
.

Tory Channel is named after the "Tory", a pioneer ship that brought British colonists to Wellington in 1840. It lies to the south of Arapawa Island
Arapawa Island

Arapawa Island is a small island located in the Marlborough Sounds, at the north east tip of the South Island of New Zealand.The island has a land area of 75 km? ....
, separating it from the mainland. At its western end it joins the larger Queen Charlotte Sound
Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand

Queen Charlotte Sound is the easternmost of the main sounds of the Marlborough Sounds, in New Zealand's South Island. It is, like the other sounds, a drowned valley, and like the majority of its neighbours it runs southwest to northeast before joining Cook Strait....
, which it meets halfway along the latter's length. Its eastern end meets Cook Strait close to the latter's narrowest point.

Tory Channel forms a substantial part of the ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 route between Wellington and Picton
Picton, New Zealand

Picton is a town in the Marlborough, New Zealand region of New Zealand. It is near the head of Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand near the north-east corner of the South Island....
. Erosion attributed to the ferries, particularly the new faster ones (now discontinued), has resulted in speed restrictions.

One of the two candidates for the easternmost point in the South Island (along with Cape Campbell
Cape Campbell

Cape Campbell, Te Karaka in Maori language, is located in Marlborough, New Zealand, on the northeastern coast of the South Island. It lies at the southern end of Clifford Bay, New Zealand, 15 km northeast of Ward, New Zealand, and 42 km southeast of Blenheim, New Zealand....
) lies at the entrance of Tory Channel. Ironically, it is called West Head.