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Location map, for Auckland Islands showing position from New Zealand. The Auckland Islands (Māori: Motu Maha "Many islands" or Maungahuka "Snowy mountains") [2] are an archipelago of New Zealand, lying 465 km (289 mi) south of the South Island.
Southland (Māori: Murihiku, lit. 'the last joint of the tail') is New Zealand's southernmost region. It consists of the southwestern portion of the South Island and includes Stewart Island. Southland is bordered by the culturally similar Otago Region to the north and east, and the West Coast region in the extreme northwest. The region covers ...
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Map of Auckland Island. The island has a land area of about 442.5 km 2 (170.9 sq mi), [1] and is 42 kilometres (26 mi) long. It was formed 25 to 10 million years ago from a huge volcanic pile which formed two domes – one centred around Carnley Harbour in the south and another (the Ross Dome) around Disappointment Island to the west.
Island Land area [21] Population [22] Density ISO 3166-2 Code; km 2 sq mi per km 2 per sq mi 1 Northland Te Tai Tokerau: Northland Regional Council: 9 Whangārei: North: 12,504 4,828 204,800 16.38 42.4 NZ-NTL: 2 Auckland [a] Tāmaki-makau-rau: Auckland Council: 21 Auckland: North 4,941 1,908 1,798,300 363.95 942.6 NZ-AUK: 3 Waikato: Waikato ...
Map of the Auckland Islands, showing Adams Island to the south of the main island. The southern end of Auckland Island broadens to a width of 26 km (16 mi) where a narrow channel, known as Carnley Harbour or the Adams Straits, separates it from the roughly triangular Adams Island (area approximately 100 km 2 or 39 sq mi), which is even more mountainous, reaching a height of 705 m (2,313 ft) at ...
The Southland Plains is a general name given to several areas of low-lying land in the South Island of New Zealand, separated by the rise of the Hokonui Hills in the north. It forms a sizeable area of Southland region and encompasses its two principal settlements the city of Invercargill and the town of Gore .