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2. South Island - Wikipedia

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   The South Island (Māori: Te Waipounamu, lit. 'the waters of Greenstone ', officially South Island or Te Waipounamu or archaically New Munster) is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island and sparsely populated Stewart Island.

3. Te Wahipounamu - Wikipedia

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   Te Wahipounamu stretches 450 kilometres (280 mi) along the western coastline of the South Island of New Zealand. The elevation of this land area ranges from sea level to 3,724 metres (12,218 ft) at Aoraki / Mount Cook. In some places it extends inland as far as 90 kilometres (56 mi). Within Te Wahipounamu there is a multitude of natural ...

4. Geography of the South Island - Wikipedia

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   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 population and is the world's 12th-largest island. It is divided along its length by the Southern Alps, the highest peak of which is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 3,724 metres (12,218 ft), making ...

5. Milford Sound - Wikipedia

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   Max. depth. 291 metres (955 ft) [1] Milford Sound (Māori: Piopiotahi, officially gazetted as Milford Sound/Piopiotahi) is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. It has been judged the world's top travel ...

6. Christchurch - Wikipedia

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   Christchurch (/ ˈkraɪstʃɜːrtʃ / ⓘ; Māori: Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. [ a ] Christchurch has a population of 396,200 and is located in the Canterbury Region, near the centre of the east coast of the South Island, east of the Canterbury Plains.

7. List of cities and towns in the South Island by population

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   This is a list of cities and towns in the South Island of New Zealand by the population of their urban area. The populations given in the table below are provisional New Zealand usually resident populations, June 2023 estimates, and refer to the urban area defined under the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA) unless otherwise ...

8. Ngāi Tahu - Wikipedia

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   South Island. Waka (canoe) Tākitimu. Population. 74,082 (2018 census) Website. ngaitahu.iwi.nz. Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori iwi (tribe) of the South Island. Its takiwā (tribal area) is the largest in New Zealand, and extends from the White Bluffs / Te Parinui o Whiti (southeast of Blenheim), Mount Mahanga and Kahurangi ...

9. Lake Wakatipu - Wikipedia

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   Pig Island, Pigeon Island, Tree Island & Hidden Island. Lake Wakatipu (Māori: Whakatipu Waimāori) is an inland lake (finger lake) in the South Island of New Zealand. It is in the southwest corner of the Otago region, near its boundary with Southland. Lake Wakatipu comes from the original Māori name Whakatipu wai-māori.