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North Island

North Island
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About North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait. With an area of 113,729ย km2 (43,911ย sqย mi), it is the world's 14th-largest island, constituting 43% of New Zealand's land area. It has a population of 4,067,400, which is 76% of New Zealand's residents, making it the most populous island in Polynesia and the 28th-most-populous island in the world.

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The name of North Island in New Zealand is Teika our Maui, which means fish of Maui, because that's from when he caught a fish and turned it into an island.

from No Such Thing As Suckling's Column, 2020-01-10 at 00:37:53 ยท read transcript

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Coordinates: -39.0000, 176.0000

Thoughts on this place?

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