The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the WaitematÄ Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of the few cities in the world to have a harbour on each of two separate major bodies of water.
The Omarama Clay Cliffs, also known as the Ahuriri River Clay Cliffs and the Clay Cliffs Paritea are a group of cliffs in southern New Zealand. They are located close to the north bank of the Ahuriri River, some 10 km to the west of the township of Omarama.
New Zealand is a an archipelago of hundreds of islands, located southeast of Australia. New Zealand is bordered by the South Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea.
Where is the Pacific Ocean located? The Pacific Ocean is a body of salt water extending from the Antarctic region in the south to the Arctic in the north and lying between the continents of Asia and Australia on the west and North America and South America on the east.
The water is warm 20°-23° Celsius (70° Fahrenheit) and the water is clear averaging 20 metres visibility. This is the summer season so you can expect mild air temperatures too.
Geographically, the island of Tasmania is similar to New Zealand, and is Australia's most mountainous state. Tasmania's highest point is Mount Ossa at 5,305 ft. (1,617 m), and it's lowest is the Indian Ocean (0 m).
The length of New Zealand from top to bottom using the most direct road route is: 2,090 km. 1,298 miles.
The country has over 700 monitored swimming spots, ranging from sandy coastal beaches on the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea to stunning freshwater lakes, rivers, and streams surrounded by mountains inland. Lots of New Zealand's beaches are clean and great to swim in.
More About OceaniaIt includes the continent of Australia and 13 other countries—Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Kiribati, Micronesia, Tonga, Marshall Islands, Palau, Tuvalu, and Nauru. It lies between Asia and the Americas and has Australia as its major landmass.
Coastline: Canada's coastline is the world's longest, measuring 243,042 km (includes the mainland coast and the coasts of offshore islands). This compares with Indonesia (54,716 km), Russia (37,653 km), the United States (19,924 km) and China (14,500 km).
Politically, both Australia and New Zealand are part of the Commonwealth, and despite being sovereign nations, they still recognise Queen Elizabeth II as their monarch.
With 4.6 million people spread out over 268,021 km², New Zealand is not a crowded place when compared to more densely populated countries such as Japan and the UK. The below map shows just how much land is uninhabited per square kilometre, making up 78.21% of our total land area.
Most of Australia and Oceania is under the Pacific, a vast body of water that is larger than all the Earth's continental landmasses and islands combined. The name “Oceania†justly establishes the Pacific Ocean as the defining characteristic of the continent. Oceania is dominated by the nation of Australia.
Ninety-Mile Beach is the fabled strip of sand that stretches from Ahipara to Scott Point, five kilometres south of Cape Maria van Diemen. Truth be told, it is actually 88 kilometres long.
Remote in the southern seas, New Zealand is the most isolated temperate land mass in the world. So it is not surprising that it was the last major habitable land area to be settled – by Polynesians around 700 years ago.
But New Zealand has much more to offer. After all, there are around 600 islands. Yes, most people might be surprised to learn that New Zealand isn't just made up of the 2 main islands – the North and South.
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Most snow in New Zealand falls in the mountain areas. Snow rarely falls in the coastal areas of the North Island and west of the South Island, although the east and south of the South Island may experience some snow in winter.
Flag of New Zealand
| Design | A Blue Ensign with the Southern Cross of four red five-pointed stars centred within four white five-pointed stars making eight stars in total with the colours dualing each other on the outer half of the flag. |
| Designed by | Albert Hastings Markham |
| Variant flag of New Zealand |
Bodies of Water in New Zealand
- Lake Taupo. Lake Taupo is located on New Zealand's North Island.
- Lake Wakatipu. Lake Wakatipu is located on New Zealand's South Island.
- Lake Te Anau. Lake Te Anau is located in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island.
- Lake Ellesmere.
- Lake Wanaka.
Cook Strait, strait separating the North and South islands of New Zealand, extending northwest to southeast from the Tasman Sea to the south Pacific Ocean. About 14 miles (23 km) wide at its narrowest point, it averages 420 feet (128 m) in depth.
West Coast, New Zealand
| West Coast Te Tai Poutini |
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| • Total | 23,245.60 km2 (8,975.18 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2020) |
| • Total | 32,400 |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
15 Top-Rated Attractions on the West Coast, NZ
- Franz Josef Glacier. Franz Josef Glacier.
- Hokitika and the Hokitika Gorge. Bridge over the Hokitika Gorge.
- Fox Glacier. Fox Glacier.
- TranzAlpine Railway. TranzAlpine Railway.
- Punakaiki & the Pancake Rocks. Pancake Rocks.
- Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
- Lake Matheson.
- Okarito.
Behind four California cities, Seattle and Portland are respectively fifth and sixth in population. Hawaii's capital, Honolulu, is the 13th largest city, and Alaska's largest city, Anchorage, is 17th on the West Coast.
Demographics.
| City | City Population |
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| Oakland | 428,827 |
| Portland | |
West Coast, regional council in west-central South Island, New Zealand. It is bounded by the Tasman Sea (west), the unitary authority of Tasman (north), and the regional councils of Canterbury and Otago (east) and Southland (south).
Extending more than 500 kilometres along the western side of the South Island, the West Coast is the longest region in New Zealand (from latitude 40°50' to 44°15' south). Its length is almost the same as the distance between Auckland and Wellington.
Never more than 50 kilometres wide, the whole stretch down the West Coast of the South Island - of which Greymouth is the largest town - is home to only 31,000 people. It's good if you've got your own transport because this region is 600km long and there's a lot to see.
Which provinces have the Atlantic Ocean on their west side? Northern Cape and Western Cape.
Hokitika, the district seat, is the only town in the Westland District with a population over 1,000. It is home to 2,910 people, 32.7% of the district's population.
West Coast District Health Board serves a population of 32,550 people (2020/21 projection). West Coast's population tends to be significantly older than the national average.
