Before traveling to New Zealand, there are some facts that you should know. Your Amazing Places gathered interesting photos. Beside many beauties, in this articles you can read some interesting facts about New Zealand, and some stunning photos of some places.
New Zealand is a small country located in the Pacific on a small island. It size is similar to the size of Japan. On this island live only 4 million people, so it is no a crowded. The history of this country is so much mixed. It is a mosaic of Maori, European, Pacific Island and Asian cultures. Because of that New Zealand is now a mix of many things which makes a new unique country and culture on this planet. The new Zealanders are called Kiwis and 69% of those are Europeans, 14,6% are Maori, 9,2% Asians and 6,9% non-Maori Pacific Islanders. Three quarters of the people live in the northern part of the island of which on-third live in Auckland.
Since New Zealand is far away from the greater land, it has an unique flora and fauna. Those plants and animals evolved without any common points of those on the great continents. Thats why they are like from another planet. The climate in New Zealand is mostly sunny with high rainfalls. Also the Landscapes are awesome and so variant.
Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand
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Racing water in Kawarau Gorge
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Dust storms on the mouth of the River Dart
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Lake Sylvan, New Zealand
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Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
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Glacier lip, Rob Roy Glacier, south part of New Zealand
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