Photographic Guide to New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (commonly called the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands.
The South Island is the largest land mass of New Zealand, and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps, the highest peak of which is Aoraki/Mount Cook. There are 18 peaks over 3000 metres in the South Island. The North Island is less mountainous but is marked by volcanism.
Because of its long isolation from the rest of the world and its island biogeography, New Zealand has extraordinary flora and fauna, descended from Gondwanan wildlife or since arriving by flying, swimming or being carried across the sea. About 80% of New Zealand's flora is endemic.
Discover, visitors and explore New Zealand through the
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New Zealand - interest, population, numbers, facts, sayings,
place, people...
- Population: 22 million
- In New Zealand are held every year cycle of the WRC rally car
- According to archaeological sources, New Zealand was first settled around 1300 by the Polynesian tribes.
- New Zealand is an absolute record in the number of sheep 47,390,000 sheep, which is 12.6 sheep per person;
- In 1769, in New Zealand, Captain James Cook landed and announced its inclusion in the British Empire.
- Uneven development of the province in the north and south of the country - living in the North Island 75 percent. residents here is focused industries and major agricultural centers. South is mostly inaccessible mountains (reaching an altitude of over 3,000 m), which is poorly developed transport network and settlement.
- Indigenous Maoris are usually poorly educated and unskilled. The level of life significantly deviates from the standard of living of the white citizens.
- Because of the maritime climate weather is variable during the day. In addition to an umbrella or rain jacket we forget to bring sunglasses, hats and necessarily protective sunblock because the sun is sometimes very strong here.
