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Neighboring Countries of New Zealand
New Zealand has no land borders with any other country — it is surrounded by sea.
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Geography of New Zealand
Location
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
Area
268,838 km² — almost twice the size of North Carolina; about the size of Colorado
Terrain
Predominately mountainous with large coastal plains
Climate
Temperate with sharp regional contrasts
Highest and lowest points
Highest: Aoraki/Mount Cook 3,724 m; note - the mountain's height was 3,764 m until 14 December 1991 when it lost about 10 m in an avalanche of rock and ice; erosion of the ice cap since then has brought the height down another 30 m. Lowest: Pacific Ocean 0 m. Mean elevation: 388 m.
Natural resources
Natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone
Natural hazards
Earthquakes are common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity volcanism: significant volcanism on North Island; Ruapehu (2,797 m) has a history of large eruptions in the past century; Taranaki has the potential to produce dangerous avalanches and lahars; other historically active volcanoes include Okataina, Raoul Island, Tongariro, and White Island; see note 2 under "Geography - note"
Good to know
Note 1: consists of two main islands and a number of smaller islands; South Island, the larger main island, is the 12th-largest island in the world and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps; North Island is the 14th-largest island in the world and is not as mountainous, but it is marked by volcanism note 2: New Zealand lies along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt bordering the Pacific Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes and up to 90% of the world's earthquakes note 3: almost 90% of the population lives in cities and over three-quarters on North Island; Wellington is the southernmost national capital in the world
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Neighboring countries of Australia
Neighboring countries of Fiji
Neighboring countries of Kiribati
Neighboring countries of Marshall Islands
Neighboring countries of Micronesia
Neighboring countries of Nauru
Neighboring countries of Palau
Neighboring countries of Samoa
Neighboring countries of Solomon Islands
Neighboring countries of Tonga- Countries with the most neighbours
- Longest land borders in the world
- Visa-free countries for New Zealand passport holders
- New Zealand visa requirements
Frequently asked questions about the borders of New Zealand
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Borders and geography: CIA World Factbook (public domain).