page_title: Steeple Rock
hierarchical_section_title: Steeple Rock
caption_attribution_description: Steeple Rock, Wellington Harbour
context_page_description: Steeple Rock is the largest rock of Barrett Reef at the west of the entrance to Wellington Harbour, rising 7 metres above sea level. The rock plays a role in warning ships off the dangerous reef. It is the location of a marine light and an unbeaconed trig station.
  Its Māori name is Te Aroaro-o-Kupe. The name was officially changed in 2009 from Te Ure-o-Kupe. Kupe, the legendary discoverer of Aotearoa, is said to have injured himself on the rock while swimming.
context_section_description: Steeple Rock is the largest rock of Barrett Reef at the west of the entrance to Wellington Harbour, rising 7 metres (23 ft) above sea level. The rock plays a role in warning ships off the dangerous reef. It is the location of a marine light and an unbeaconed trig station (‘Steeple Rock Light’, geodetic code B0XX).
  Its Māori name is Te Aroaro-o-Kupe (The front of Kupe or The presence of Kupe). The name was officially changed in 2009 from Te Ure-o-Kupe (The penis of Kupe). Kupe, the legendary discoverer of Aotearoa, is said to have injured himself on the rock while swimming.
caption: Steeple Rock, Wellington Harbour
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