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
New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean
The Forty-Fours viewed from the north; the leftmost islet is the easternmost point of New Zealand.
The scalloped bays indenting Lake Taupō's northern and western coasts are typical of large volcanic caldera margins. The caldera they surround was formed during the huge Oruanui eruption.
Fiordland is dominated by steep, glacier-carved valleys.
Volcanism of New Zealand
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The volcanism of New Zealand has been responsible for many of the country's geographical features, especially in the North Island and the country's outlying islands.
Main vent of Whakaari / White Island in 2000
Part of the 17-kilometre (11 mi) long rift created in Mount Tarawera's 1886 eruption
Ruapehu's crater lake, source of the deadly 1953 lahar