7 facts that prove New Zealand is the most fascinating place on Earth

7/13/2020

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by Jamie Wendel

Geography Story: 7 facts that prove New Zealand is the most fascinating place on Earth

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You may have heard a lot about this unique country – let's see if you knew these amazing New Zealand facts before.

#1 It's a perfect place for people who love the ocean

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In New Zealand, you're never more than 120 km (75 miles) away from the ocean.

#2 It's a nuclear-free zone

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Hydroelectric systems are the main energy source on the archipelago, which makes it one of the safest nations on Earth.

#3 It has two beautiful names

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In Māori language, the country is known as Aotearoa, meaning "land of the long white cloud". Its English name is derived from Dutch, meaning "sealand". But why is it "New"? In 1640s, explorer Abel Tasman named it after Zeeland, a province in the Netherlands.

#4 There are no deadly spiders, killer jellies and snakes

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Unlike neighboring Australia, New Zealand is free from all these notorious creatures.

#5 It's one of the least crowded countries

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Even though New Zealand is a little larger in size than the UK, only 4.8 million people live there, compared to the 66 million who live in the United Kingdom.

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#6 It's a perfect place to see penguins in the wild

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NZ is home to several species of penguins. All of them are incredibly cute! The most popular places to watch the colonies are the Banks Peninsula and Oamaru. The smallest penguin species (in the picture), known as the little penguin or Eudyptula minor, lives on New Zealand's coastlines.

#7 It has the most beautiful views

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New Zealand's geographical diversity is stunning. The archipelago is home spectacular mountains, waterfalls, crystal clear lakes, sand dunes, deserted beaches and rare flora and fauna.

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51 Comments

Léger Cadorette

A beautiful country and an outstanding PRIME MINISTER✅👍🇨🇦😍

Faith

Our 2nd home is in Auckland, we love the country along with the great sailing. A couple factoids: - NZ has more registered sailboats than automobiles. - NZ has more sheep than people.

Alex Gouthro

Have been there - and want to go back! Beautiful country - Great people.

Peter

As beautiful as it is, it is an extremely expensive place to live with below average wages that don't go up in accordance with the cost of living. As a NZer living in Australia, moving here 9 years ago was the best thing for me financially, romantically and mentally.

Sue McKellar

Léger Cadorette, Sadly no longer.

Eve

We have visited relatives in New Zealand twice and can't wait to go back. Such a beautiful country and the people are wonderful. We were on the south island and drove across the island one day. We saw mountains and grasslands and oceans. Driving on the wrong side of the road was a challenge but I managed to not get in an accident. Their bakeries are wonderful and I would love to have another "long black"...

Alana King

Peter, you're not wrong, due to the country being so far away from others, so much like Aus, higher tax and import and export costs. All the same, a beautiful country, with some of the most beautiful and welcoming people I have ever met. My Dad is a Kiwi, and I think it be true that you may take the Kiwi out of New Zealand, but you'll never take New Zealand out of the Kiwi.

Terrence Smith

Awesome/ beautiful, would love to visit

Asha Shangarpawar

We had a grand trip and our nephew family is settled there living more than 25 years. Great country with diverse flora fauna and no mosquitoes. Life is very beautiful and peaceful.