Geography of New Zealand
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New Zealand is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, near the centre of the water hemisphere. It consists of a large number of islands, estimated around 700, mainly remnants of
The Forty-Fours viewed from the north; the leftmost islet is the easternmost point of New Zealand.
Fiordland is dominated by steep, glacier-carved valleys.
Aoraki / Mount Cook, as seen from Hooker Valley
A portion of the Southern Alps mountain chain, as viewed from Hamilton Peak
Zealandia
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Zealandia, also known as Te Riu-a-Māui or Tasmantis, is an almost entirely submerged mass of continental crust in Oceania that subsided after breaking away from Gondwana 83–79 million years ago. It ha
Geography of New Zealand
…southwestern Pacific Ocean, near the centre of the water hemisphere. It consists of a large number of islands, estimated around 700, mainly remnants of a larger landmass now beneath the sea. The land masses by size are the South Island (Te Waipounamu) and the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui), separated by the Cook Strait…
Exclusive economic zone of New Zealand and continental shelf boundaries for much of Zealandia