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The New Zealand coastline. New Zealand has 15,000 kilometres (9,300 mi) of coastline making it the 9th longest in the world. The coastline borders the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The northern and southernmost points of the coastline on the two main islands are Surville Cliffs and Slope Point respectively.
• Water: 2.1%: Coastline: 15,134 km (9,404 mi) ... The island is divided along its length by the ... particularly water pollution, is one of New Zealand's most ...
The coastline paradox states that a coastline does not have a well-defined length. Measurements of the length of a coastline behave like a fractal, being different at different scale intervals (distance between points on the coastline at which measurements are taken). The smaller the scale interval (meaning the more detailed the measurement ...
The turbine was designed in Britain, and was to be built in New Zealand and placed in 80 metres (260 ft) of water, 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) due south of Sinclair Head, in waters known as the "Karori rip".
Over 180,000 km (110,000 mi) of rivers has been mapped in New Zealand, [4] the longest being the Waikato River with a length of 425 kilometres and the largest river by volume is the Clutha River with a mean discharge of 614 cubic metres per second.
The South Island is the largest landmass of New Zealand. It is divided along its length by the Southern Alps. [97] There are 18 peaks over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft), the highest of which is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 3,724 metres (12,218 ft). [98]
The bay is defined by 259 kilometres (161 mi) of open coastline used for economic, recreational and cultural purposes. The coastline from Waihi Beach in the west to Opape is defined as sandy coast, while the coast from Opape to Cape Runaway is rocky shore. [1] Sizeable harbours are located at Tauranga, Whakatāne and Ohiwa.
The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand.It has an area of 4000 km 2, [1] and lies between, in anticlockwise order, the Auckland Region, the Hauraki Plains, the Coromandel Peninsula, and Great Barrier Island.