South Island
Te Waipounamu (Māori) | |
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  South Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 43°36′S 170°24′E / 43.6°S 170.4°E |
| Archipelago | New Zealand |
| Area | 150,437 km2 (58,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 12th |
| Length | 840 km (522 mi) |
| Coastline | 5,842 km (3630.1 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,724 m (12218 ft) |
| Highest point | Aoraki / Mount Cook |
| Administration | |
New Zealand | |
| ISO 3166-2:NZ | NZ-S |
| Regions | 7 |
| Territorial authorities | 23 |
| Largest settlement | Christchurch |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | South Islander |
| Ethnic groups | European (82.8%), Māori (11.3%), Asian (10.3%), Pacific peoples (3.4%) |
South Islandmi, lit. 'the waters of Greenstone'), New Zealand ke tiin khaas island me se sab se barraa hae, jab aur dui hae North Island aur Stewart Island. Iske north me Cook Strait, west me Tasman Sea, south me Foveaux Strait aur Southern Ocean, aur east me Pacific Ocean hae. South Island ke area 150,437 square kilometres (58,084 sq mi) hae,[1] jiske kaaran ii dunia ke 12th sab se barraa island hae, aur isme New Zealand ke 56% land area hae. Low altitudes me iske oceanic climate hae. Iske sab se jaada abaadi waala island hae Christchurch, Dunedin, Nelson aur Invercargill.
- ↑ "Quick Facts – Land and Environment : Geography – Physical Features". Statistics New Zealand. 2000. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2012.