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1. North Island
Mount Ruapehu is the highest mountain in the North Island (2,797 m), which is still alive. Closely related to the repeated volcanic activities are the rich resources of geothermal power in the North Island. Here, plenty of hot springs and geysers could be found as a result of the underground heat. The longest river in New Zealand is the 425-kilometer Waikato in the North Island. As a typical mountain river, it rises on the east side of Mount Ruapehu and passes through Lake Taupo. Lakes also abound in the North Island. Again, the reason for their formation has to do with volcanoes.
What do you need to know about New Zealand?
Where is New Zealand located? What are the geographical features of New Zealand? What are the types of climate in New Zealand?
Where is New Zealand located?
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One of the features which make the North Island different from the South Island is the many volcanoes on the island. Although only 10% of the land area of the North Island is occupied by mountain ranges, most of them were formed by volcanic activities, largely due to the fact that New Zealand is located within a region with active tectonic plate movement. Altogether there are four main active volcanic mountains in the North Island — Mount Egmont, Mount Ruapehu, Mount Ngauruhoe and Mount Tongariro. Mount Egmont is the best known extinct volcano in New Zealand because of its symmetrical shape.
1. National flag of New Zealand
The national flag of New Zealand is a defaced Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and four red stars with white borders to the right. The stars represent the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross. Each star varies slightly in size. The Union Flag in the canton recalls New Zealand’s colonial ties to Britain. The current flag was designed and adopted for restricted use in 1869 and became the national flag in 1902.
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How is the population distributed in New Zealand? What are the major ethnic groups and their languages? What are the main religions in New Zealand?
2. National anthem of New Zealand
melody in a single sitting the evening after finding out about the competition. In 1976 a petition was presented to Parliament asking for it to be made the national anthem, and, with the permission of Queen Elizabeth II, it became the country’s second national anthem on November 21, 1977, on equal standing with “God Save the Queen”.
2. South Island
Different from the volcanoes and hot springs in the North Island, the South Island is famous for its more than 360 glaciers. Among them, the 29-kilometer long Tasman Glacier is the largest and most impressive. Glacial activity in the Southern Alps has resulted in the formation of many lakes. As many of these lakes are surrounded by extremely rugged mountains, they are famous for the grandeur of their alpine settings. Lake Te Anau is the largest lake in the South Island and Lake Wakatipu the second largest. Most of the rivers of the South Island originate in the glacial lakes of the Southern Alps and flow generally southeastward to empty into the Pacific Ocean. The Clutha River (336 km) is the largest river of the island.
Lake Taupo
2. South Island
New Zealand’s landscape is renowned for its variety and, in particular, its mountainous nature. In fact, the most impressive mountains in New Zealand are in the South Island. The Southern Alps are a range of mountains that extend almost the whole length of the South Island. The west slopes of the Alps are close to the sea, so there is only a narrow coastal plain. In contrast, there are wide flat plains in the east of the Alps. Far more rain falls on the west slopes, whereas the east plains often experience hot dry weather. The Southern Alps include 18 peaks above 3,000 meters. The most famous ones are Mount Cook (3,764 m), the highest mountain in New Zealand, Mount Tasman (3,497 m) and Mount Dampier (3,440 m).
1. North Island
The largest lake in New Zealand is Lake Taupo. It is 40 kilometers long and 27 kilometers wide. Formed in the crater of an extinct volcano, Lake Taupo is one with many hot springs and spectacular scenery.
National flag of New Zealand
2. National anthem of New Zealand
“God Defend New Zealand” is one of the national anthems of New Zealand, together with “God Save the Queen”. Although they have equal status, “God Defend New Zealand” is the anthem that is in common use and is popularly referred to as the national anthem. “God Defend New Zealand” was written as a poem in the 1870s by Irish-born, Victorian-raised immigrant Thomas Bracken of Dunedin. A competition to compose music for the poem was held in 1876 with a prize of ten guineas. The winner of the competition was the Tasmanian-born John Joseph Woods of Lawrence, New Zealand, who composed the melody
Where is New Zealand located?
New Zealand is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, midway between the Equator and the South Pole. It is part of the Pacific Islands, or Oceania, which refers to a grouping of thousands of islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is also considered part of Polynesia, one of three major divisions of the Pacific Islands. Its nearest neighbor is Australia, which is approximately 1,600 kilometers west to it. Similar in size to Japan or Britain, New Zealand occupies a land area of 270,500 square kilometers. The northern and southern extremities of the country are 1,600 kilometers apart, but no part of this country is more than 120 kilometers from the sea.