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new Zealand
New Zealand is located in the south-western Pacific Ocean and is the youngest country in the world - is the last continental islands which were discovered by seafarers.
Relief of New Zealand is mostly hills and mountains, and the western part of the famous many reserves, fjords and glaciers coming down from the slopes of the Southern Alps right in the Tasman Sea. Landscapes of the islands of New Zealand's best suited for a science fiction movie. No wonder there were filmed "Lord of the Rings" and "Avatar».
It is a country that is extremely environmentally safe and the largest city of Auckland is included in the top 10 best cities to live in 2011.
The main territory of New Zealand consists of two mainland islands, separated from the old continent, with appropriate name - the South Island and North Island. Satellite Picture:
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The capital of New Zealand, Wellington, as well as the largest city of Auckland, which occupies the 10th place in the ranking of the best cities in the world to live, 2011, located in the North Island the 14th largest island in the world. In the photograph the city center of Wellington, 15 September 2011. (Photo by Mike Hutchings | Reuters):
Travel to New Zealand
3.Dlitelnaya historical isolation and remoteness from other continents has created a unique and inimitable natural world New Zealand. There are about 1000 years ago, before the appearance of permanent settlements on the islands of people completely absent historically mammals.
Sea lions on September 21, 2011. (Photo: Christophe Simon | AFP | Getty Images):
4. From the representatives of fauna of New Zealand's most famous are the kiwi bird, which became a national symbol of the country:
5. In New Zealand, there are 14 resorts, one of which is Dunedin - this is one of the largest cities of the island nation. It is a bell at the local beach, which serves to alert swimmers of the danger of approaching sharks, 21 September 2011. (Photo: Christophe Simon | AFP | Getty Images):
6.Zakat above the resort of Dunedin, 21 September 2011. (Photo: Christophe Simon | AFP | Getty Images):
7.C September 9 to October 23, 2011 in New Zealand held the 7th Rugby World Cup. This is the biggest sporting event ever held in this island nation. The opening ceremony of the championship in Auckland on September 9, 2011. (Photo by Jacky Naegelen | Reuters):
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9.Match under the Rugby World Cup between Australia and Ireland at the stadium in Auckland on September 17, 2011 in Oakland. (Photo by Hannah Johnston | Getty Images):
Travel to New Zealand
10.Soglasno Guinness Book of Records, the steepest street in the world is Baldwin Street in Dunedin in New Zealand. At 359 meters long, it rises almost 80 meters. On the steepest stretch in the 161 meter street rises to 47.22 meters, which creates a bias as much as 38 degrees. (Photo by Brandon Malone | Reuters):
11.Na this street every year hosts traditional events, during which the participants need as quickly as possible is first run down the street from the bottom up and then from top to bottom, September 18, 2011. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth | Reuters):
12.Trete area lake country - Wakatipu, it is of glacial origin, and New Zealand's alpine resort of Queenstown. According to the legends of the indigenous people of New Zealand Maori, the process of changing the water level in the lake - a giant heart, whose body forms the bed of the lake, September 14, 2011. (Photo by Alastair Grant | AP):
13.22 in February 2011 in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand was a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3. It was the largest natural disaster in New Zealand over the past 80 years. Severe damage was a stone building of the cathedral in the center of Christchurch. It is still not restored, September 7, 2011. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth | Reuters):
14.Samy country's largest city Auckland, located in the North Island on September 20, 2011. (Photo by Bogdan Cristel | Reuters):
15.Oklend surrounded by three marine bays within the boundaries of this city are 48 extinct volcanoes. This view of Auckland from the Sky Tower - the highest building of the southern hemisphere, 328 meters. (clickable 2500 x 651 px):
Auckland, New Zealand
16.Zaliv Waikawau, New Zealand. (Photo by Steve Burling):
17.Osnovu New Zealand economy is agriculture, manufacturing and food processing and tourism. The country's economy is export-oriented. Somewhere in the hills near the city of Dunedin, 20 September 2011. (Photo: Christophe Simon | AFP | Getty Images):
18.Gorod Resort Queenstown is located in the south-western part of New Zealand's South Island. Mountain View, 15 September 2011. (Photo by Alastair Grant | AP):
19.Interesny fact:
«Тауматауакатангиангакоауауотаматеатурипукакапикимаунгахоронукупокануэнуакитанатаху» - Unpronounceable name of a small mountain in the North Island, one of the longest place names in the world. A pointer to the name:
20.Taupo - crater lake in the North Island of New Zealand, which is the largest lake in New Zealand and the largest freshwater lake in the South Pacific and Australia. Its area is comparable with the territory of Singapore. The lake was formed by a powerful volcanic eruption Taupo about 27 000 years ago:
21.Novaya Zealand is one of the few countries in the southern hemisphere, which has on its territory glaciers. Tasmanian glacier forms a narrow tongue of ice stretching 27 km in width in some places up to 3 km; the total area 52 sq km.
22. In some parts of the Tasman Glacier reaches a thickness of 610 meters and is the largest glacier in New Zealand. (Photo by Denis Callesen | AP):
23.Lyudi in traditional dress at segveyah - electric scooters, Sept. 20, 2011. (Photo by Marcos Brindicci | Reuters):
24.Tyulen on the beach in Dunedin on September 21, 2011. In the coastal waters of New Zealand lives up to 3 000 species of fish and other sea creatures. The flora of the country has about 2000 species of plants. (Photo: Christophe Simon | AFP | Getty Images):
25.Samoe tallest structure in New Zealand and the entire Southern Hemisphere - Sky Tower, located in the largest city of the country Auckland:
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Relief of New Zealand is mostly hills and mountains, and the western part of the famous many reserves, fjords and glaciers coming down from the slopes of the Southern Alps right in the Tasman Sea. Landscapes of the islands of New Zealand's best suited for a science fiction movie. No wonder there were filmed "Lord of the Rings" and "Avatar».
It is a country that is extremely environmentally safe and the largest city of Auckland is included in the top 10 best cities to live in 2011.
The main territory of New Zealand consists of two mainland islands, separated from the old continent, with appropriate name - the South Island and North Island. Satellite Picture:
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The capital of New Zealand, Wellington, as well as the largest city of Auckland, which occupies the 10th place in the ranking of the best cities in the world to live, 2011, located in the North Island the 14th largest island in the world. In the photograph the city center of Wellington, 15 September 2011. (Photo by Mike Hutchings | Reuters):
Travel to New Zealand
3.Dlitelnaya historical isolation and remoteness from other continents has created a unique and inimitable natural world New Zealand. There are about 1000 years ago, before the appearance of permanent settlements on the islands of people completely absent historically mammals.
Sea lions on September 21, 2011. (Photo: Christophe Simon | AFP | Getty Images):
4. From the representatives of fauna of New Zealand's most famous are the kiwi bird, which became a national symbol of the country:
5. In New Zealand, there are 14 resorts, one of which is Dunedin - this is one of the largest cities of the island nation. It is a bell at the local beach, which serves to alert swimmers of the danger of approaching sharks, 21 September 2011. (Photo: Christophe Simon | AFP | Getty Images):
6.Zakat above the resort of Dunedin, 21 September 2011. (Photo: Christophe Simon | AFP | Getty Images):
7.C September 9 to October 23, 2011 in New Zealand held the 7th Rugby World Cup. This is the biggest sporting event ever held in this island nation. The opening ceremony of the championship in Auckland on September 9, 2011. (Photo by Jacky Naegelen | Reuters):
8. (Photo by Bogdan Cristel | Reuters):
9.Match under the Rugby World Cup between Australia and Ireland at the stadium in Auckland on September 17, 2011 in Oakland. (Photo by Hannah Johnston | Getty Images):
Travel to New Zealand
10.Soglasno Guinness Book of Records, the steepest street in the world is Baldwin Street in Dunedin in New Zealand. At 359 meters long, it rises almost 80 meters. On the steepest stretch in the 161 meter street rises to 47.22 meters, which creates a bias as much as 38 degrees. (Photo by Brandon Malone | Reuters):
11.Na this street every year hosts traditional events, during which the participants need as quickly as possible is first run down the street from the bottom up and then from top to bottom, September 18, 2011. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth | Reuters):
12.Trete area lake country - Wakatipu, it is of glacial origin, and New Zealand's alpine resort of Queenstown. According to the legends of the indigenous people of New Zealand Maori, the process of changing the water level in the lake - a giant heart, whose body forms the bed of the lake, September 14, 2011. (Photo by Alastair Grant | AP):
13.22 in February 2011 in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand was a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3. It was the largest natural disaster in New Zealand over the past 80 years. Severe damage was a stone building of the cathedral in the center of Christchurch. It is still not restored, September 7, 2011. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth | Reuters):
14.Samy country's largest city Auckland, located in the North Island on September 20, 2011. (Photo by Bogdan Cristel | Reuters):
15.Oklend surrounded by three marine bays within the boundaries of this city are 48 extinct volcanoes. This view of Auckland from the Sky Tower - the highest building of the southern hemisphere, 328 meters. (clickable 2500 x 651 px):
Auckland, New Zealand
16.Zaliv Waikawau, New Zealand. (Photo by Steve Burling):
17.Osnovu New Zealand economy is agriculture, manufacturing and food processing and tourism. The country's economy is export-oriented. Somewhere in the hills near the city of Dunedin, 20 September 2011. (Photo: Christophe Simon | AFP | Getty Images):
18.Gorod Resort Queenstown is located in the south-western part of New Zealand's South Island. Mountain View, 15 September 2011. (Photo by Alastair Grant | AP):
19.Interesny fact:
«Тауматауакатангиангакоауауотаматеатурипукакапикимаунгахоронукупокануэнуакитанатаху» - Unpronounceable name of a small mountain in the North Island, one of the longest place names in the world. A pointer to the name:
20.Taupo - crater lake in the North Island of New Zealand, which is the largest lake in New Zealand and the largest freshwater lake in the South Pacific and Australia. Its area is comparable with the territory of Singapore. The lake was formed by a powerful volcanic eruption Taupo about 27 000 years ago:
21.Novaya Zealand is one of the few countries in the southern hemisphere, which has on its territory glaciers. Tasmanian glacier forms a narrow tongue of ice stretching 27 km in width in some places up to 3 km; the total area 52 sq km.
22. In some parts of the Tasman Glacier reaches a thickness of 610 meters and is the largest glacier in New Zealand. (Photo by Denis Callesen | AP):
23.Lyudi in traditional dress at segveyah - electric scooters, Sept. 20, 2011. (Photo by Marcos Brindicci | Reuters):
24.Tyulen on the beach in Dunedin on September 21, 2011. In the coastal waters of New Zealand lives up to 3 000 species of fish and other sea creatures. The flora of the country has about 2000 species of plants. (Photo: Christophe Simon | AFP | Getty Images):
25.Samoe tallest structure in New Zealand and the entire Southern Hemisphere - Sky Tower, located in the largest city of the country Auckland:
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