How Far Is New Zealand From Australia

 To know how far is New Zealand is from Australia we must first know a little bit about both these places.

New Zealand

Let’s begin with New Zealand, New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

It has two main landmasses – The North Island and The South Island and other than that it has more than 700 smaller islands.

The country has a very varied topography and sharp mountain peaks due to volcanic eruptions.

New Zealand’s capital city is Wellington and its largest and most populous city is Auckland.

It also has the Southern Alps which cover most of its South Island range.

Australia

Now to know how far is New Zealand from Australia, let’s know about Australia.

Australia is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and various other smaller islands.

It is a very urbanized country in itself. Australia’s capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney.

Other metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

We must also know about the total area both these countries cover to have a clear picture of how far is New Zealand from Australia.

New Zealand covers a total area of about 268,021 square km which is 103,500 sq mi.

Whereas Australia on the other hand is 7,692,024 sq km which is 2,969,907 sq mi. Australia is the largest country in Oceania and it is also the world’s sixth-largest country.

Now if he had to look at the question, “How far is New Zealand from Australia?” there can be two different ways to answer this question because New Zealand is about 2,000 km (1,200 mi) away from Australia which is the coast-to-coast distance between the two countries.

But the distance taken into consideration to travel from New Zealand to Australia which is the straight line or air distance is 4157.41 km (2583.3 miles and 2243.34 NM).

John C. Crawford

I am John C. Crawford. I am the founder of EnjoyWiki.com. I am a professional freelancer, blogger and content writer. I have several blogs and EnjoyWiki.com is one of them. I always love to share my experience on my blogs.