South Island

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island region of New Zealand

South Island is the larger of New Zealand’s two main islands, renowned for its dramatic mountains, fjords, and sparsely populated natural landscapes.

Aliases (5)

South Island of New Zealand ×7
New Zealand South Island ×3
Central Otago ×1
South Island (New Zealand) ×1
South Island of New Zealand (most of) ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	island → region of New Zealand →
borderedBy	Cook Strait →
country	New Zealand →
hasBodyOfWater	Cook Strait →
hasCharacteristic	mountainous interior → rugged coastline → sparsely populated →
hasCity	Christchurch → Dunedin → Invercargill → Nelson → Queenstown →
hasClimate	temperate →
hasCounterpart	North Island →
hasFeature	Fiordland → alpine lakes → coastal plains → fjords → glaciers →
hasMajorLake	Lake Pukaki → Lake Tekapo → Lake Wakatipu → Lake Wanaka →
hasMajorRiver	Clutha River / Mata-Au → Waimakariri River → Waitaki River →
hasMajorTown	Blenheim → Greymouth → Kaikōura → Timaru → Westport →
hasMountainRange	Southern Alps →
hasNationalPark	Abel Tasman National Park → Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park → Arthur's Pass National Park → Fiordland National Park → Kahurangi National Park → Mount Aspiring National Park →
hasRegion	Canterbury → Marlborough → Nelson → Otago → Southland → Tasman → West Coast →
highestPoint	Aoraki / Mount Cook →
knownFor	dramatic mountains → fjords → outdoor recreation → sparsely populated natural landscapes → tourism →
largestCity	Christchurch →
locatedIn	New Zealand → South Pacific Ocean → Southern Hemisphere →
oneOf	two main islands of New Zealand →
partOf	New Zealand →
populationComparedToNorthIsland	smaller →
relativeSizeComparedToNorthIsland	larger →
separatedFrom	North Island →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christchurch, New Zealand → Doubtful Sound / Patea → Dunedin → Dusky Sound → Fiordland National Park → Lawrence, Otago → Manapouri Lake → Marlborough wine region → Routeburn Track → Sutherland Falls → Te Anau Lake →	locatedIn
Canterbury → Kaiapoi → University of Canterbury → Waimate, New Zealand ("South Island of New Zealand") →	locatedOn
New Zealand Daylight Time → silver fern ("New Zealand South Island") →	region
North Island → Stewart Island / Rakiura →	separatedFrom
Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster Province ("South Island of New Zealand (most of)") →	appliesToTerritorialExtent
Alsophila dealbata ("New Zealand South Island") →	foundIn
New Zealand government →	governsTerritory
Tasman Sea ("South Island (New Zealand)") →	hasCoastlineOn
North Island →	hasSisterIsland
takahē ("South Island of New Zealand") →	historicalRange
Waimate, New Zealand →	isIn
Christchurch, New Zealand →	isLargestCityOf
Te Anau →	isLocatedIn
Dunedin →	isMajorCityOf
Lawrence, Otago →	isPartOf
New Zealand →	largestIsland
Chatham Islands ("New Zealand South Island") →	locatedEastOf
Mayor of Kaiapoi →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Kepler Track →	locatedOnIsland
blue duck ("South Island of New Zealand") →	nativeRange
takahē ("South Island of New Zealand") →	nativeTo
Pinot Noir ("Central Otago") →	notableRegion
New Zealand Standard Time ("South Island of New Zealand") →	observedIn
Dunedin ("South Island of New Zealand") →	partOf
Cook Strait ("South Island of New Zealand") →	separates