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The South Island [a] (Māori: Te Waipounamu [tɛ wɐ.i.pɔ.ʉ.nɐ.mʉ], lit. 'the waters of Greenstone') is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and sparsely populated Stewart Island.
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[2] The oldest rocks and minerals on the island are sequences of basaltic lavas found on the terrace of the northeastern shore and the Enwoiti Islet (located 100m east of South Island). The sequence of rocks, from the base to top, includes hyaloclastites, pillow lavas, and massive lava flows. This sequence is estimated to be 30-40 meters thick.
The climate in the South Island is mostly temperate. The mean temperature for the South Island is 8 °C (46 °F). [9] January and February are the warmest months while July is the coldest. Historical maxima and minima are 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) in Rangiora, Canterbury and −21.6 °C (−6.9 °F) in Ophir, Otago. [10]
The island belongs to the atoll of the South Keeling Islands. With an area of 3.63 km 2 (1.40 sq mi), it is by far the second largest island in the archipelago after West Island. It is uninhabited. It is located 944 km (587 mi) southwest of the nearest Indonesian island, Enggano, and 1,088 km (676 mi) off the coast of Java.
Initially two texts were sent to South Korea before the pending announcement. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] The chairman of the Greater Wellington Regional Council , Daran Ponter was aware of the extent of the port redevelopment proposed (as was his Picton counterpart), and had expressed concern as the port companies would be expected to finance part of the work.
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