Diving in New Zealand Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Diving in New Zealand
New Zealand is made up of two main islands and a number of smaller islands. The main North and South Islands are separated by the Cook Strait, 22 km (14mi) wide at its narrowest point. Besides the North and South Islands, the five largest inhabited islands are Stewart Island, Chatham Island, Great Barrier Island (in the Hauraki Gulf), d'Urville Island (in the Marlborough Sounds) and Waiheke Island (about 22km (14mi) from central Auckland). The country's islands lie between latitudes 29° and 53°S, and longitudes 165° and 176°E. The two main islands of New Zealand measure over 1,600 km (990mi) long from north to south, and narrow (a maximum width of 400km (250mi)), with approximately 15,134km (9,404mi) of coastline for a land area of268,021km(103,483sqmi). The South Island is the largest lan
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