History of New Zealand

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New Zealand (Aotearoa in the Maori language) is a temperate country located in the [South West Pacific]? 1 600 km south-west of its nearest neighbour, Australia. It is composed of two main islands and a number of smaller islands. The [/South Island]? is the largest land mass, and is divided along its length by the [/Southern Alps]?, the highest peak of which is Mount Cook, at 3754 m. There are eighteen peaks of more than three kilometres in the South Island. The [/North Island]? is less mountainous than the South, but is marked by Volcanism?. The tallest North Island Mountain, [Mount Ruapehu]? (2797m) is an active cone volcano. The total land area of New Zealand, 270 500km2 is somewhat smaller than that of Japan and the British Isles, and slightly larger than Colorado in the USA. The country extends more than 1600 km along its main, North-North East axis.

New Zealand (Aotearoa in the Maori language) is a temperate country located in the [South West Pacific]? 1 600 km south-west of its nearest neighbour, Australia. It is composed of two main islands and a number of smaller islands. The [/South Island]? is the largest land mass, and is divided along its length by the [/Southern Alps]?, the highest peak of which is Mount Cook, at 3754 m. There are eighteen peaks of more than three kilometres in the South Island. The [/North Island]? is less mountainous than the South, but is marked by Volcanism?. The tallest North Island Mountain, [Mount Ruapehu]? (2797m) is an active cone volcano. The total land area of New Zealand, 270 500km2 is somewhat smaller than that of Japan and the British Isles, and slightly larger than Colorado in the USA. The country extends more than 1600 km along its main, North-North East axis.