Lake Taupo
The Clutha: the largest river in New Zealand
The Clutha
Lady Knox Geyser: The north central region of New Zealand’s North Island is an area of active volcanism. In addition to three active volcanoes, there are geysers, like the Lady Knox Geyser, mud pools, and hot springs.
Ireland: Area: 70,282 sq. km Population: 4,156,119 (July 2008 est.)
Largest land [5C:klEnd]奥克兰
1,313,200 (2008, 31 percent of the
Religion
Protestant
24 percent
Anglican圣公会
21 percent
Roman Catholic
13 percent
Buddhist
1 percent
Nonreligious
13 percent
Other (including Jewish and Hindu)
28 percent
16.1 Introduction
Official name Capital
New Zealand Wellington 惠灵顿
Area
270,534 sq km
(The size of the country is similar to Britain or Japan.)
Population 4,173,460 (July 2008 est.)
National Flag of New Zealand: the Union Jack and the stars of the Southern Cross 南十字星座
National Flag of Australia
16.2 Geography
16.2.1 The Geographical Features: New Zealand is in the Southern Pacific Ocean, halfway between the equator and the South Pole. It is located within the Ring of Fire, a region encircling the Pacific Ocean where the movement of tectonic plates 板块 leads to volcanic and seismic[5saIzmIk] 地震 activity.
Mount Cook
Lake Taupo sits in central North Island. It covers 606 sq km; it is 40 km long and 27 km wide. In the surrounding area are numerous geysers and hot springs.
XVI. New Zealand
In Chapter XVI we are going to study 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Geography 16.3 History 16.4 Government and Politics 16.5 Maoritanga 16.6 Economy
country's population) Wellington惠灵顿 370,100 (2005) Christchurch 克赖斯特彻奇; 基督城
367,800 (2005)
Ethnic groups
European
75 percent
Maori
15 percent
Pacific Islander 5 percent
Other (including Asian) 5 percent
Languages English (official), Maori (official), Polynesian languages 波利尼西亚语 In April 2006, New Zealand became the first country to declare sign language, the language of the deaf community, as an official language, alongside English and Maori.
It has two main islands: North Island and South Island. Mt Cook: the highest peak, 3,754 meters high; Lake Taupo: the largest lake, covering 606 sq km; it is 40 km long and 27 km wide. In the surrounding area are numerous geysers and hot springs. The Clutha: the largest river, 336 km long in the South Island. 16.2.2 Climate: The climate of New Zealand is generally temperate, but because the country runs northsouth, the climate is varied.
The Ring of Fire
The Ring of Fire is a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
that encircles the basin of the Pacific Ocean. 90% of the world's earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. It is a direct consequence of plate tectonics 板 块构造 and the movement and collisions of crustal 地壳的 plates.