Is New Zealand high-latitude?

Is New Zealand high-latitude?

New Zealand is roughly midway between Antarctica and the tropics, lying between latitudes 34° and 47° south. It is on the edge of the ‘roaring forties’, a zone of high winds and stormy seas. Between these extremes, New Zealand’s climate is cool to temperate, but can vary widely, even within one day.

Which country has a higher latitude?

List of countries by latitude

Latitude	Locations
30° S	South Africa; Lesotho; southern Australia; Chile; Argentina; Southern Brazil
45° S	New Zealand; Chile; Argentina
60° S	entirely ocean (slightly north of the South Orkney Islands); sometimes considered the northern boundary of the Southern Ocean
75° S	Dome C, Antarctica

What latitude is New Zealand at?

40.9006° S, 174.8860° E
New Zealand/Coordinates

What are higher latitudes?

Low latitudes are those locations found between the Equator (0 degrees N/S) and 30 degrees N/S. The middle latitudes are found between 30 degrees N/S and 60 degrees N/S. And the high latitudes are found between 60 degrees N/S and the poles (90 degrees N/S).

Is New Zealand bigger than UK?

New Zealand is around the same size as United Kingdom. United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 10% larger than United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~65.8 million people (60.8 million fewer people live in New Zealand).

Is New Zealand east or west longitude?

41o South and 174o East is the latitude and longitude of New Zealand which signifies its geographical location….New Zealand Latitude and Longitude Map.

Locations	Latitude	Longitude
Auckland	36°52’S	174°46’E
Awatere	41°37’S	174°10’E
Balclutha	46°15’S	169°45’E
Banks Pen.	43°45’S	173°15’E

Which country has the largest longitude?

India has the latitude lines of 7°N to 37°N passing through it, i.e., 31 lines of latitude. Hence, Brazil is larger than India, in terms of latitude.

What countries have low latitudes?

Low Latitudes: e.g., US states like Texas and Florida, southern California, Arizona, Arkansas, South Carolina; Mexico; Puerto Rico; Spain and Portugal; nations around the Mediterranean Sea; northern Australia.

What is the highest latitude in the world?

Since the equator is 0 , the latitude of the north pole, 1/4 of the way around the globe going in a northerly direction, would be 90 N. This is the highest latitude possible.

What is the highest latitude on earth?

90 degrees
All other points are given in relation to their distance north or south of the equator. The highest latitude possible is 90 degrees, which is the latitude of the North and South Poles: 90 degrees N and 90 degrees S. Each degree of latitude extends 69 mi (111 km).

Is Scotland bigger than New Zealand?

New Zealand is 3.45 times as big as Scotland It consists of two main landmasses — the North Island and the South Island and around 600 smaller islands, covering a total area of 268,021 square kilometres (103,500 sq mi).