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The National Whale Centre

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The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
The National Whale Centre
Phone:
+64 21 433 921

Address:
London Quay, Picton 7250, New Zealand

The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area; the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, and to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean. The South Island covers 150,437 square kilometres , making it the world's 12th-largest island. It has a temperate climate. It has a 32 percent larger landmass than the North Island so is sometimes referred to as the mainland of New Zealand, especially by South Island residents, but only 23 percent of New Zealand's 4.9 million inhabitants live there. In the early stages of European settlement of the country, the South Island had the majority of the European population and wealth due to the 1860s gold rushes. The North Island population overtook the South in the early 20th century, with 56 percent of the population living in the North in 1911, and the drift north of people and businesses continued throughout the century.
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