New Zealand

Map of New Zealand

Official name: New Zealand Capital: Wellington Area: total: 268,680 sq km note: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands water: NA sq km land: NA sq km Location: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia Geographic coordinates: 41 00 S, 174 00 E Comparative Area: about the size of Colorado Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 15,134 km Terrain: predominately mountainous with some large coastal plains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Cook 3,764 m