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New Zealand is located in Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia.

It consists of  two main islands : the north island and the south island.

The North Island has a ‘spine’ of mountain ranges running through the middle, with gentle rolling farmland on both sides. The central North Island is dominated by the Volcanic Plateau, an active volcanic and thermal area.

Its capital is Wellington and its largest city is Auckland.

They are spectacular glaciers, picturesque fiords, rugged mountains, vast plains, rolling hillsides, subtropical forest, volcanic plateau, miles of coastlines with gorgeous sandy beaches.

The land’s surface area is 268 670 km² and the water’s surface area is 10 km².

About a fifth of  the North Island and two-thirds of the South Island are mountains.

New Zealand’s climate is temperate with sharp regional contrasts.

Its Southern Alps have a number of glaciers, the largest being Tasman glacier.

Its terrain is predominately mountainous with some large coastal plains.

The lowest point is in the Pacific Ocean (0 m). The highest point is the Mount Cook (3 764 m).

Natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold and limestone are the natural resources of New Zealand.

28% of the land is covered with forests and woodland.

About 80% of the population lives in cities

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