Broader Places
Oceania (199481)
Narrower Places
North Island (New Zealand) (76350),
South Island (New Zealand) (25132),
Campbell Island (New Zealand) (471),
Auckland Islands (New Zealand) (302),
Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) (216),
Chatham Islands (New Zealand) (125),
Antipodes Islands (New Zealand) (47),
Bounty Islands (New Zealand) (37),
Cook Strait (New Zealand) (9),
Cook Islands (3648),
Niue (676),
Tokelau (284)
Place Type nation
Other Place Typesprimary political unit, independent sovereign nation, inhabited region, colony
Alternative TermsAotearoa; Nieuw-Zeeland; Nieuw Zeeland; Neuseeland; Nouvelle-Zélande; Nouvelle Zélande; Nueva Zelandia; Nova Zelândia; NZL; NZ; ISO554; NZ00; Dominion of New Zealand; Staten Landt
Latitude -42.000
Longitude 174.000
Comprises mountainous islands; Polynesian settlements 1st cen. BC, Maoris of SE Asia mid-14th cen.; charted by Dutch Tasman 1642, by British Cook 1769; colonized by European whalers & missionaries; wars between British immigrants & Maoris mid-19th cen.; official languages are English & Maori.
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