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A true-colour image of the South Island, after a powerful winter storm swept across New Zealand on 12 June 2006 Lake Ōhau Aoraki / Mount Cook is the tallest mountain in New Zealand. The South Island, with an area of 150,437 km 2 (58,084 sq mi), [1] is the largest landmass of New Zealand; it contains about one-quarter of the New Zealand ...
This is a list of cities and towns in the South Island of New Zealand by the population of their urban area.. The populations given in the table below are provisional New Zealand usually resident populations, June 2024 estimates, and refer to the urban area defined under the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA) unless otherwise stated.
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name = South Island Name used in the default map caption; image = NZ-SI plain map.png The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = -40.4 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = -47.5 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = 166 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = 174.63
The South Island has 8 of New Zealand's 10 biggest lakes. They were formed by glaciers and include Lake Wakatipu, Lake Tekapo and Lake Manapouri. The deepest (462 m) is Lake Hauroko, in western Southland. It is the 16th deepest lake in the world. Millions of years ago, Central Otago had a huge lake – Lake Manuherikia.
Road maps usually number state highways in this fashion. Of the total state highway network, New Zealand currently has 363 km (226 mi) of motorways and expressways with grade-separated access and they carry ten percent of all New Zealand traffic. The majority of the state highway network is made up of single-carriageway roads with one lane each ...
This is a list of cities and towns in the South Island of New Zealand: A. Akaroa ...
Surface area Region Notes 1: Lake Te Anau: 344 km 2 (133 sq mi) Southland: Largest lake in the South Island, Second largest in New Zealand 2: Lake Wakatipu: 291 km 2 (112 sq mi) Otago: 3: Lake Wānaka: 192 km 2 (74 sq mi) Otago: 4: Lake Pukaki: 179 km 2 (69 sq mi) Canterbury: 5: Lake Manapouri: 142 km 2 (55 sq mi) Southland: 6: Lake Hāwea: 141 ...