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New Zealand ( Māori: Aotearoa) 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 a larger landmass now beneath the sea. The land masses by size are the South Island (or Te Waipounamu) and the North Island ...
The West Coast region covers 23,245.65 km 2 (8,975.20 sq mi) [2] and has an estimated population of 32,900 as of June 2023, 0.6% of New Zealand's population. It is the least populous of New Zealand's sixteen regions. [3] The West Coast is also the most sparsely populated region, with just 1.42 people per square kilometre (3.67 per square mile).
New Zealand. / 41.300°S 174.783°E / -41.300; 174.783. New Zealand ( Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island ( Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island ( Te Waipounamu )—and over 700 smaller islands.
Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē / Ninety Mile Beach[ 1] is on the western coast of the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. [ 2] The beach is actually 88 kilometres (55 miles) long. [ 3] Its southern end is close to the headland of Tauroa Point, to the west of Ahipara Bay, near Kaitaia. From there it sweeps briefly northeast before running ...
In Quest of the North West Passage. Longmans, Green. Illustrated with black&white photos and reproductions and with maps (some fold to open out). Rundall, Thomas, ed. (1849). Narratives of voyages towards the north-west in search of a passage to Cathay and India, 1496 to 1631. Hakluyt Society. ISBN 978-0665422331. Scholefield, E.O.S. (1914).
New Plymouth ( Māori: Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, in Devon, from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. The New Plymouth District, which includes New Plymouth City and several smaller towns, is the ...
The Northland Region[ 4 ] ( Māori: Te Tai Tokerau) is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions. New Zealanders sometimes refer to it as the Winterless North because of its mild climate all throughout the year. The main population centre is the city of Whangārei, and the largest town is Kerikeri.
Cook Strait ( Māori: Te Moana-o-Raukawa, lit. 'The Sea of Raukawa ') is a strait that separates North Island from the South Island of New Zealand. The strait connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast. It is 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide at its narrowest point, [ 1] and is considered one of the most ...