South Island

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

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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, New Zealand
surface form: Christchurch

Dunedin
Invercargill
Nelson
Queenstown
hasClimate temperate
hasCounterpart North Island
hasFeature Fiordland National Park
surface form: 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 Sea
surface form: Tasman

West Coast
highestPoint Aoraki / Mount Cook
knownFor dramatic mountains
fjords
outdoor recreation
sparsely populated natural landscapes
tourism
largestCity Christchurch, New Zealand
surface form: 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

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New Zealand largestIsland South Island
Pinot Noir notableRegion South Island
this entity surface form: Central Otago
silver fern region South Island
this entity surface form: New Zealand South Island
Fiordland National Park locatedIn South Island
New Zealand Standard Time observedIn South Island
this entity surface form: South Island of New Zealand
New Zealand Daylight Time region South Island
North Island hasSisterIsland South Island
North Island separatedFrom South Island
Tasman Sea hasCoastlineOn South Island
this entity surface form: South Island (New Zealand)
Chatham Islands locatedEastOf South Island
this entity surface form: New Zealand South Island
Waimate, New Zealand isIn South Island
Waimate, New Zealand locatedOn South Island
this entity surface form: South Island of New Zealand
Kaiapoi, New Zealand locatedOn South Island
subject surface form: Kaiapoi
Marlborough locatedIn South Island
subject surface form: Marlborough wine region
Christchurch, New Zealand locatedIn South Island
Routeburn Track locatedIn South Island
Te Anau isLocatedIn South Island
takahe nativeTo South Island
subject surface form: takahē
this entity surface form: South Island of New Zealand
takahe historicalRange South Island
subject surface form: takahē
this entity surface form: South Island of New Zealand
Dusky Sound locatedIn South Island
Alsophila dealbata foundIn South Island
this entity surface form: New Zealand South Island
Sutherland Falls locatedIn South Island
Kepler Track locatedOnIsland South Island
Lawrence, Otago locatedIn South Island
Lawrence, Otago isPartOf South Island
Doubtful Sound / Patea locatedIn South Island
Canterbury locatedOn South Island
blue duck (whio) nativeRange South Island
subject surface form: blue duck
this entity surface form: South Island of New Zealand
Te Anau Lake locatedIn South Island
Manapouri Lake locatedIn South Island
University of Canterbury locatedOn South Island
Dunedin locatedIn South Island
Dunedin partOf South Island
this entity surface form: South Island of New Zealand
Dunedin isMajorCityOf South Island
Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster Province appliesToTerritorialExtent South Island
this entity surface form: South Island of New Zealand (most of)
Cook Strait separates South Island
this entity surface form: South Island of New Zealand
Abel Tasman National Park locatedIn South Island
Canterbury Region locatedOn South Island
Greymouth locatedIn South Island
Kaikōura isLocatedIn South Island
Tasman District locatedIn South Island
River Avon locatedIn South Island
subject surface form: River Avon (Christchurch)
Tasman Glacier locatedOn South Island
Aoraki / Mount Cook locatedOn South Island