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| New Zealand (Aotearoa) is located on two large islands North and South, which are separated by the Cook Strait. Its width at its narrowest point is 22.5 km. The western coast of the islands is washed by the Tasman Sea, the rest of the coast - by the Pacific Ocean. In addition to the two main islands, New Zealand owns about 700 islands of a much smaller area, most of which are uninhabited. The largest of these are Stewart Island, Antipodean Islands, Auckland Island, Bounty Islands, Campbell Islands, Chatham Archipelago and Kermadec Islands. The total area of the country is 268 680 km². The coastline of New Zealand is 15,134 km. Due to the special geological and geographical conditions in New Zealand has many rivers and lakes. Most rivers are short (less than 50 km), originate in the mountains and quickly descend to the plains, where they slow down. Waikato is the largest river in | ||||
| the country with a length of 425 km. The country also has 33 rivers with a length of more than 100 km and 6 rivers with a length of 51 to 95 km. The total length of rivers and other inland waterways in the country is 425,000 km. In New Zealand, 3280 lakes with a water surface area of more than 0.01 km², 229 lakes have a water surface of more than 0.5 km² and 40 - more than 10 km². The largest lake in the country is Taupo (area 623 km²), the deepest lake is Hauroko (depth - 462 meters). Most of the lakes on the North Island are formed by volcanic activity, and most of the lakes on the South Island are formed by glacial activity. | ||||
| In the New Zealand region, there are two permanent sea currents - the warm East Australian Current and the cold Current of the West Winds. East Australian Current, going north and northeast, washes the western part of the North Island. The current of the West Winds is noticeable in the south, and its main flow passes south of the South Island in an easterly direction. | ||||
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