Location & Region

Location & Region Facts

Facts

Wellington, our capital city, can be located at 41.2865° S, 174.7762° E!
New Zealand is South-West from the United States of America!
New Zealand is part of the formal region, Australasia and forms the south-western side of Polynesia.

More Facts!

New Zealand is famous for its indigenous people who are descendants of Polynesian explorers who settled the Pacific Ocean more than 1000 years ago.
In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to give women the right to vote.
The kea, a bird native to NZ, is known for pulling windscreen wipers off cars and eating the strips of rubber from windows.
The longest place name in the world is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu a hill in Hawkes Bay (a city in New Zealand).
Only 5% of NZ's population is human - the rest are animals!

Physical Map

Here's a physical map of New Zealand. The map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water.

Political Map

Here's a political map of New Zealand. The map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water.

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