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  2. Geography of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    New Zealand is the sixth-largest island country in the world, with a land size of 268,680 km 2 (103,740 sq mi). [3] New Zealand's landscapes range from the fiord-like sounds of the southwest to the sandy beaches of the subtropical Far North.

  3. New Zealand Map Grid - Wikipedia

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    The New Zealand Map Grid (NZMG) is a map projection based on the New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949. [1] It has now been replaced by the New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 projection, which is based on the New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 using the GRS80 reference ellipsoid. [2] This is the grid setting used for GPS in New Zealand.

  4. Cartography of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    The cartography of New Zealand is the history of surveying and creation of maps of New Zealand. Surveying in New Zealand began with the arrival of Abel Tasman in the mid 17th century. [ 1 ] Cartography and surveying have developed in incremental steps since that time till the integration of New Zealand into a global system based on GPS and the ...

  5. New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    New Zealand [a] is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 600 smaller islands.

  6. File:New Zealand location map transparent.svg - Wikipedia

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    2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship; 2019–20 New Zealand Football Championship; 2020–21 New Zealand Football Championship; 2022 New Zealand National League; Albury, New Zealand; Freeview (New Zealand) List of power stations in New Zealand; Meridian Energy; Napier-Hastings Urban Area; National Basketball League (New Zealand ...

  7. Te Paki Sand Dunes - Wikipedia

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    They cover an area of approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) by 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), with some individual dunes rising up to 150 metres (490 ft). [ 1 ] Te Paki stream runs through the area and contains many native flora and fauna .

  8. Geography of the South Island - Wikipedia

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    A true-colour image of the South Island, after a powerful winter storm swept across New Zealand on 12 June 2006 Lake Ōhau Aoraki / Mount Cook is the tallest mountain in New Zealand. The South Island, with an area of 150,437 km 2 (58,084 sq mi), [1] is the largest landmass of New Zealand; it contains about one-quarter of the New Zealand ...

  9. Mercator projection - Wikipedia

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    With radius and great circle circumference equal to 6,371 km and 40,030 km respectively an RF of ⁠ 1 / 300M ⁠, for which R = 2.12 cm and W = 13.34 cm, implies that a ruler measurement of 3 mm. in any direction from a point on the equator corresponds to approximately 900 km. The corresponding distances for latitudes 20°, 40°, 60° and 80 ...