The Ross Dependency.
New Zealand claims part of the Antarctic territory, but does not 'run' any of it. The Antarctic Treaty preserves the continent for the study of science. Claims are unacknowledged.
Antarctica
Antarctica
Antarctica is the only continent directly south of New Zealand. Part of South America, (parts of Chile and Argentina) extend to latitudes further south than New Zealand, but it is a lot more east than south of New Zealand.
Mount Erebus is an active volcano, is 3,794 metres high and is located in the New Zealand Antarctic Territory.
It isn't in a country, it's in Antarctica It is part of the Ross Dependency, the area of Antarctica that is administered by New Zealand.
New Zealand does not own any of Antarctica. There is an Antarctic Treaty, initiated in 1961, setting this continent aside for scientific purposes. This Treaty currently has about 50 national signatories. Any earlier claims of territory are set aside.
New Zealand was a part of the ANZUS Pact which called for mutual support.
You can fly commercially to several countries near Antarctica, including Chile, Argentina, New Zealand and Australia, then you could hire a boat or a private airplane to take you to whichever part of the continent you wanted to visit.
Differences between Antarctica and New Zealand: * Antarctica is not a country, but a continent with claimed territories or dependencies; New Zealand is a country made up of a collection of islands. * Antarctica has a very harsh, cold and dry climate, therefore has only two native plants that are found only on the northernmost part of the peninsula,and animal life there is dependent on the sea or on flight to areas with other food sources; New Zealand has a varied but temperate climate with many complex plant and animal ecosystems that vary throughout its climatic and geological regions, and has much productive farmland and forests. * Antarctica is at or relatively close to the South Pole; New Zealand is at or relatively close to the parallel of latitude 45 south, halfway between the equator and the South Pole. * Antarctica has no permanent population or residents, and the number of people in residence varies from about 1,000 in winter to 5,000 in summer; New Zealand has a permanent population of about 4,200,00. * Antarctica has a land area of more than 14 000 000km²; New Zealand has a land area of about 270 000km².
The South Pacific Ocean surrounds Australia and New Zealand, and south of those areas, the salt water is named the Southern Ocean. These areas are in the Eastern Hemisphere, and are on the eastern side of Antarctica.
The Ozone hole is the oldest part of Antarctica